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Despite all the positives surrounding Liverpool currently, and the frequent praise of their front three, there should be concern over Mo Salah.
The Egyptian has been typically productive in front of goal this term and has assisted his teammates on occasion too, but he had a tendency to do so against weaker opposition.
If Liverpool are to win the league, and indeed compete on all fronts, then they will need their best players to step up to the plate, particularly away from home, but Salah has failed to do that for the Reds despite hitting scintillating form at times.
Last week is a good example of that. Jurgen Klopp’s side had two big fixtures away at Napoli and Chelsea but Salah failed to turn up on both occasions, offering very little in the final third.
From the two games combined the forward managed just a single shot on target, with only one key pass too, which is not good enough for the main attacking outlet of a team looking to win the Premier League.
Furthermore, against Chelsea he lost possession 26 times, which indicates that he was perhaps more of a hindrance to his team than a benefit.
Last year, too, Salah underperformed in key away games. In two matches which could have decided their season – away at Barcelona and at Manchester City – Salah failed to find the net, and at the Nou Camp missed a chance that was easier to score after Roberto Firmino’s shot came back off the line.
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That could be a concern for Klopp, particularly as the Anfield outfit face trips to Tottenham and Manchester United in the coming weeks, with the latter a place where they dropped points last season – which ultimately contributed to them losing out on the title to Man City.
To make matters worse, Sadio Mane also picked up a knock against Chelsea which shows that Liverpool could be reliant on Salah to produce the goods at times this season, and if he fails to do that Liverpool may not realise their big ambitions.