Jamie Carragher knows what comes next after 'silly' Mohamed Salah Liverpool warning

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Mohamed Salah is set to be unleashed on his favourite opponents in Manchester United on Sunday as he the Liverpool forward looks to kickstart his season after a below-par campaign to date but memorable international break with EgyptTheo Squires was appointed Liverpool FC Writer for the Liverpool ECHO in 2021, after covering EURO 2020 at Wembley as England reached their first major men's final since 1966. The Reds, who have not been at their best all season long, lost three successive matches for the first time under Arne Slot prior to the latest pause in club action.Having overseen a £450m spending spree this summer which saw Liverpool bring in 10 new players, it is hardly a surprise that the Slot’s new-look Reds side have taken time to gel.But the Dutchman can at least be encouraged by the fact that the majority of his players went on to impress with their countries during the international break despite their below-par campaigns to date at Anfield.READ MORE: David Beckham signs another former Liverpool star in shock move outside of transfer windowREAD MORE: Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp lands new job as statement released Cody Gakpo scored three goals and registered an assist for the Netherlands across their two clashes with Malta and Finland, with Virgil van Dijk also getting on the scoresheet in the latter.Dominik Szoboszlai scored a stoppage-time equaliser and also recorded an assist in Hungary’s 2-2 draw with Portugal, while Alexis Mac Allister netted a brace in Argentina’s 6-0 friendly win over Puerto Rico.Meanwhile, Hugo Ekitike marked his full debut for France with an assist against Azerbaijan, while Andy Robertson set up Scotland’s winning goal in their 2-1 victory over Belarus.But the Liverpool player returning to the AXA Training Centre with arguably the biggest spring in his step will be Mohamed Salah.The 33-year-old scored twice as Egypt won 3-0 away at Djibouti to qualify for next summer’s World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States.

He also scored the goal to send Egypt to the 2018 World Cup in Russia, but saw his finals ultimately disrupted after infamously suffering a Sergio Ramos-inflicted shoulder injury in Liverpool’s Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid.Such an issue came at the end of a record-breaking first season on Merseyside as the forward scored a sensational 44 goals from just 52 appearances.While such a haul remains untouched, the Egyptian produced arguably his best campaign since that maiden season on Merseyside last time out, returning 34 goals and 23 assists from 52 appearances in all competitions as he helped fire the Reds to a second Premier League title.Salah has been unable to replicate such returns so far this season, with the forward admitting publicly it will take time for him to forge connections with his new team-mates following the departures of the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz.He has come in for criticism as a result of his muted displays, though does still boast three goals and three assists from his 10 outings to date.If you include his international appearances, his haul for the campaign stands at six goals and three assists from 13 outings. But that has not saved the forward from scrutiny with some onlookers quick to write Salah off after he signed a new two-year contract with Liverpool earlier this year which will take him to just shy of his 35th birthday.Natural decline is to be expected, and the 33-year-old has been written off many times before.Discarded as a ‘one-season wonder’ by some following his first season with the Reds, his remarkable consistency across his eight years at Anfield quickly made a mockery of such claims.But as a result, some have been quick to pounce on his drop-off so far this season compared to previous campaigns.Jamie Carragher is not one of them though.

While he has been concerned by Salah’s form so far this season, the Liverpool legend has seen this before - and knows how it usually ends.“Liverpool have been basking in the glow of the Mohamed Salah era for the past seven years,” he wrote in his latest column for The Telegraph. While he has not been at his best this season, his international exploits could already have proven to be just what the doctor ordered ahead of being unleashed on his favourite foes.And with Liverpool looking to return to winning ways, United cannot say they have not been warned.Natural decline is coming for Salah, with his Reds career inevitably closer to end than beginning.