'I called this': Paul Merson says he predicted something now happening at Liverpool a long time ago

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Paul Merson has claimed that he saw Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool decline coming ages ago. Salah has been in poor form for Liverpool this season, with the attacker often fluffing his chances when in the final third.

This is the polar opposite of how he performed last season, as the attacker was Liverpool’s best player by a country mile. Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesDespite his impeccable form last term, Merson has claimed that he saw his decline coming ages ago, with the former Arsenal ace left confused about why Liverpool offered him such a massive new deal last season.Paul Merson says Mohamed Salah isn’t the same player for Liverpool he was last seasonAlmost all of Liverpool’s players have performed below their usual standards this season.

Salah looks nowhere near the player we’ve known all these years.”Mohamed Salah needs to prove that he isn’t finished at Liverpool despite his poor formThe 2025-26 season was always going to be a strange one for Liverpool with the passing of Diogo Jota in the summer. Of all Liverpool’s players, Salah seems to have been the one affected most by it, and it’s likely that the tragedy has massively shattered his confidence, which has, in turn, affected his form.