Wayne Rooney takes aim at Mo Salah AGAIN as he spells out major Liverpool issue

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Across all competitions they've now lost seven of their last ten games with some ruling them out of the title race, whilst their Carabao Cup defence is already over.Salah was prolific last year but has struggled for goals this term, albeit in a frontline that has been unable to fire regularly. The Egyptian has just four goals to his name but has previously been freed of some defensive duties.That left Liverpool right-back Conor Bradley exposed up against City ace Jeremy Doku, who enjoyed a stellar afternoon at the Ethiad.

He’s been one of the best players in the Premier League over the last six or seven years. I think Salah has to come back and help his teammate."Salah was unable to compensate in the final third as City's backline were able to keep the likes of him, Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz under control as they closed the gap on Arsenal and created some daylight between themselves and the champions, who can ill-afford any more slip ups if they have any hopes of retaining their title.Rooney has already been critical of several aspects of Liverpool's game this season.

The former player was adamant that his lack of influence in the final third was no longer enough and questioned him in effort areas.He said: "When it's going well and you're scoring goals and winning games it's great and the team will put up with that but, over the last week, I would question his work ethic."Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL packageThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.