Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk slammed after Liverpool horror show - 'This is unprecedented'

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Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk both started and disappointed as Arne Slot's Liverpool were dumped out of the FA Cup after being hammered 4-0 by Man City on SaturdayLiverpool icon Steve Nicol has slammed Mohamed Salah for his performance against Manchester City. To the fact that now you don’t look as though you know where the goal is.”Reflecting on Salah’s second-half miss, the five-time league winner with the Reds said: “The fact is, he had plenty of time to get it under control and pick his spot.

He’s obviously, his whole body shape’s wrong. But Mo is so concentrated and so unsure that he has to concentrate on the ball and make sure he gets a good strike.“And so all that other stuff that you would normally do with your head up, because you’re confident, has completely and utterly disappeared.”Virgil van Dijk was another Liverpool player who endured an afternoon to forget against Guardiola's side as he was guilty of giving away a first-half penalty.

And speaking alongside Nicol, former Chelsea defender Craig Burley took aim at Van Dijk, saying: “He’s been poor as well.“Two guys that were paid a King’s ransom in the summer, two leaders, he’s the captain, two guys that have taken this Liverpool team on their shoulders in different aspects, have been two of the worst performers.“Obviously, [Ibrahima] Konate has had a very, very bad season, but in terms of leadership, positioning and defending with Van Dijk’s quality, he’s been poor.”Reflecting on the defeat, Van Dijk said: “Very difficult - very difficult to accept, very difficult to be out there. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like.