Paul Merson answers 'million dollar question' over Mohamed Salah at Liverpool - 'I called this'

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And Merson believes he will start against Brentford, although the former Arsenal midfielder has questioned whether Liverpool was right to give Salah a new two-year contract earlier this year. Mohamed Salah is without a goal contribution in his last five games (Image: Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images) “He didn't start against Frankfurt and Liverpool won.

I said that within six months of him signing that contract, we could be sat here thinking, 'why would they give him that deal when they knew he would be on the decline?' “I know what Salah did last year, but that's in the past. But he's just one of them players you just can't leave out, isn't he?

I just think he will go with Salah as the third attacker and hope for the best here.” Liverpool.com says: It’s all well and good suggesting that Liverpool was wrong to give Salah a new contract, but at the time, you wouldn’t have found many people suggesting that given the season he had. It has been a tough start for him this campaign, but it’s not like he hasn’t been getting chances in front of goal.