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Having been the standout player in the Premier League last season as he won both the Golden Boot and Playmaker awards, it is clear that Salah is yet to reach the same heights in the current campaign.The 33-year-old is without a goal in his last four appearances for the Reds, while he failed to produce a goal contribution in Liverpool’s successive defeats to Crystal Palace, Galatasaray and Chelsea.READ MORE: Florian Wirtz has already told Liverpool where to play him as he makes 'sad' claim about transferREAD MORE: Alexander Isak makes 'better' claim after Newcastle exit as Liverpool star set for big stepEnduring a poor day at the office at Stamford Bridge in particular, it is no surprise that he is facing increasing scrutiny outside of Anfield.Salah at least issued the perfect response after reporting for international duty with his well-taken brace. But the Frenchman, despite an eye-catching start, is still settling in at Anfield.And the same is true of both Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz following their big-money moves to Merseyside.Salah has already referenced this of course, having been used to stability in attack throughout his Reds career.He was one-third of Liverpool’s undisputed first-choice attack alongside Firmino and Mane, but still spent a number of years alongside the likes of fringe players Divock Origi and Takumi Minamino.Likewise, the late Diogo Jota was a long-serving team-mate, as were Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez prior to their summer departures.In a recent interview with Men In Blazers, Salah pointed out it will take time to establish connections with his new team-mates as he highlighted Ekitike as an example."So far, I didn't figure the connections out yet," Salah bluntly admitted.
I knew their game very well, but with Hugo, he's still new. Ekitike has now revealed the lengths Salah is going to to help forge chemistry between the Reds’ new-look attack, help the Frenchman settle in and improve, which should also speed up the process.“It’s really good,” he replied when asked by BBC Sport what it was like playing with Salah.
I was watching him on TV when he was scoring the goals and stuff but he is a really great athlete.“You can just improve yourself and learn from him. More cool than what I have seen on TV because sometimes you see straight face and stuff so I thought he was cold... someone who doesn't talk a lot.“He is really open, like all of the guys here.