"I told Slot": 2024 quotes from Mo Salah expose silliness in Wayne Rooney's judgment

Below is a summary of the full article. Click here for the full version from Live for Liverpool or go back to LFC Live.

“Top players have an ego, and Mo Salah has been one of the best players in the league for a long time. He has looked a little bit lost the past week, in my opinion.” Old Mo Salah quotes answer Rooney’s questions Last season, Salah scored 29 goals and assisted 18.

It was the greatest individual Premier League season on record, totalling 47 goal contributions on the way to Liverpool’s 20th league title. A noticeable change from Salah’s positioning in Jurgen Klopp’s final season to Arne Slot’s first was that Salah rarely retreated in defence.

“I told Slot: ‘As long as you rest me defensively, I will provide offensively’,” Salah revealed in 2024. So I’m glad that I did.” Things have changed this season with Salah now surrounded by greater attacking talents than last season but it’s yet to click.