'Careful how I phrase this': Richard Keys aims criticism at Mohamed Salah despite clear Liverpool improvement

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Mohamed Salah has largely been praised for his performance against Brighton, but not everyone was convinced.The Reds have seen performances pick up as of late, with some believing that this is because Salah has been dropped from the side.But he played the majority of Liverpool’s game against Brighton and showed that he still has plenty to give, with the Egyptian getting an assist after a solid display.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say However, Richard Keys still was not entirely convinced by his outing and was rather harsh with his criticism, even if some parts of what he said might be slightly true.Richard Keys labels Mohamed Salah as a ‘one-trick pony’Salah has proven over the years why he is a proper Liverpool legend, with his comments just over a week ago showing how he felt this had all been forgotten after a bit of a down period.He certainly had a point to prove against the Seagulls on Saturday and did just that, with the fans loving what they saw from the 33-year-old.Keys not so much, though, with the former Sky presenter not holding back after the game.“For me one of the problems with Mo Salah is that as players age, you can often get something else from them,” he said on beIN SPORTS.“I need to be careful how I phrase this now, but he’s a one-trick pony, what you see is what you get.

He’s just that (a wide player). He looks like his best days are behind him, doesn’t he?” What did you read into Salah’s full-time reaction at Anfield today?

Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesWill he play for Liverpool again? 👇 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say He is right to some degree as Salah will always be a wide player for the Reds, but it is safe to say that this ‘one-trick pony’ has done fairly well for the last eight years, with it clear that he is not finished yet.Mohamed Salah will only embrace the criticismSalah has been labelled all sorts of things in his career, and every single time he has come out the other side proving everyone wrong.He was often branded a ‘one-season wonder’, yet year after year, he proved why this could not have been further from the truth.He will now go to AFCON with a fire in his belly, with the desire to lift his first trophy with his country in what could be one of his last tournaments.Jamie Carragher referenced how he had never won the competition before too, something that will only fuel him more as he looks to prove people wrong yet again.