Mohamed Salah clashed with Liverpool team-mate in training and things haven't been the same since
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Liverpool icon Mohamed Salah has endured a tough campaign with the forward struggling for goals and assistsMohamed Salah's form has been a major cause of concern for Liverpool this season. He was responsible for 57 goal contributions in all competitions, winning the PFA Players' Player of the Year for the third time, the FWA Footballer of the Year and Premier League Player of the Season.READ MORE: Virgil van Dijk points finger after Liverpool fall to embarrassing Wolves defeatREAD MORE: Steven Gerrard singles out Liverpool star who needs to be dropped - with replacement clearYet following the incident, Salah recorded just two goals and bagged one assist in the remaining nine games of the title-winning campaign.This is compared to the 27 goals and 17 assists he had logged prior to his run-in with his team-mate.
Salah signed a new two-year contract with Liverpool in May 2025 but his underwhelming numbers have continued.Content cannot be displayed without consentWhile the former Roma man netted in the Reds' 2-1 loss away to Wolves on Wednesday, this season, Liverpool's talisman has scored just eight goals and recorded as many assists in all competitions. Salah even leapt to the defence of the England star after sections of the Liverpool support booed Alexander-Arnold in a game against Arsenal last May, after he relayed his intentions to leave the club."I think somehow the fans were being harsh with him," Salah told Sky Sports.
"I think he didn't deserve it at the time, he deserved the fans to treat him the best way possible because he gave it all to the fans.""I told him yesterday don't give me eye contact in your farewell," added Salah. Latest Reds news and more on our dedicated Facebook pageThe respect was mutual as Alexander-Arnold publicly backed his ex-Liverpool teammate following Salah's controversial comments in December, after he was axed from the squad for several games.Salah shared a wordless Instagram post featuring a graphic highlighting his status as the player with the most goals and assists for a single club in Premier League history.