Just over a week after Mohamed Salah and Jürgen Klopp had something of a public spat on the touchline against West Ham United, the Liverpool forward looked sharper than he has for weeks.

The pressure is off the Reds now, but they turned it on in an attacking sense to put four past Spurs at Anfield.

Salah opened the scoring with his first goal from open play in seven Premier League appearances dating back to March, and he got through a lot of running going forward and back.



He tailed off a little in the second half, but this performance was a more than welcome sign even with only two more matches to play this season.

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For all the talk about Salah being off it in 2023/24 — lagging behind on where he might have been in terms of goals and assists because of his rare injury — the truth was always clear.

Liverpool's talisman is as important and useful as ever.

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Now on 18 goals in the Premier League and 10 assists — a remarkable tally for most players, if not the Liverpool number 11 — he has joined Wayne Rooney in an elite club.

That pair are now the only duo with double figures for goals and assists in five or more separate Premier League campaigns.

Struggling?

Sluggish showings and silly tantrums shouldn't hide that, even if both are far from ideal.

This overall performance was a welcome one and Salah looked far sharper and more energetic against a Spurs backline that left plenty of space for him.
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