Mohamed Salah branded 'one-trick pony' as Liverpool 'problem' persists after Brighton return

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Liverpool has been told that Mohamed Salah is a "one-trick pony" and that he will not be able to adapt his game to play in a different position as he ages. If it is age-related, though, Richard Keys believes the player could be in trouble, as he does not think that Salah has the tools to be able to adapt his game and play in a different position.

He’s just that (a wide player). He looks like his best days are behind him, doesn’t he?” Salah produced one of his brightest performances of the season against Brighton on Saturday, and after full-time he stayed out on the field for longer than any of his teammates as he applauded the thousands of supporters who had stayed behind to sing his name.

It was pleasing to see but also not a surprise because he has done that many times in a Liverpool shirt.” Asked whether it was an easy decision to restore Salah to the squad after a week of chatter surrounding Liverpool's most high-profile player, Slot said: “It was an easy decision to put him in the squad and I’ve said many times before what has been said between the two of us, for me that stays between the two of us. "He was back in the squad again and we needed him because he was the first substitution I made.