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But, due to how well Salah performed in front of goal last season, the Reds were able to take the odd defensive hit as they knew that the Egyptian King would get them back into the game.Photo by Carl Recine/Getty ImagesAs mentioned, this season, he’s been unreliable, but Rooney believes that he spotted something different about the attacker against Manchester City on Sunday. The attacker has often stayed up front, and he’s left all the defensive work to his right-back.
And now, while speaking on The Overlap’s Fan Debate, Rooney claimed that despite Liverpool being dominated, Salah still failed to help out at the back, even though he did last term.“Salah, actually, last season against City was probably the hardest I’ve ever seen him work. Konate then has to go out as well.“I think he has been poor, Konate, but he’s out and Gravenberch’s dropping in.
And that’s where we’ve seen the second goal, came from.”Liverpool might need to drop Mohamed Salah to get into a decent run of formAlthough Salah has been Liverpool’s star man for some time now, it felt like his time in the spotlight could be coming to an end. There’s no hiding from the fact that he’s still an impressive player, but with the run of form he finds himself in at the moment, it’s unclear whether he’s helping or hindering the Reds.
