Mohamed Salah may have gone eight games without a goal, but former Liverpool striker Emile Heskey says there will always be “doubters” and that a poor season for the Egyptian is a great one for anybody else.
A stunning 44-goal debut season at Anfield has raised expectations around a forward who had never been prolific prior to the 2017-18 campaign.
He is now expected to perform to that level every week, with a recent barren run in the final third leading to questions being asked of Salah’s contribution and mindset.
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The 26-year-old does, however, still have 17 Premier League efforts and 20 in all competitions to his name and is considered to be faring just fine, regardless of what his critics may think.