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Salah won't score 40 goals but he's no one-season wonder - Barnes

The Egyptian star is not expected to emulate the efforts from his stunning debut campaign at Anfield, but he is considered to be more of a team player

Mohamed Salah may struggle to net 40 goals again for Liverpool but to suggest that he is a one-season wonder is “ridiculous”, says John Barnes.

The Egypt international enjoyed a stunning debut campaign at Anfield in 2017-18, with his contribution to the Reds’ cause earning him the PFA Player of the Year prize and a nomination for the FIFA Best Award.

Replicating those efforts was always going to be difficult and the 26-year-old has made a supposedly slower start to the current campaign than he did the last.