The Egyptian has struggled to reach peak performance levels in recent matches but it would be foolish to write him off ahead of the title run-in
In an ordinary universe, a footballer with 20 goals and eight assists before the end of March, particularly one who isn't a pure centre forward, would be having a career-defining season.
For Mohamed Salah, though, 2018-19 has been an adjustment to life as the Premier League's most marked man, and he's been struggling to cope with the burden, particularly in recent weeks.
A monumental December for both Salah, who scored seven and made four more, and Liverpool, whose total of seven league wins was the most they'd ever recorded in a single month in their history, brought a progressive 2018 for the club to a close.