Posts Tagged ‘Mohamed Salah’
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has claimed that the Reds need not panic after a disappointing performance against Red Bull Salzburg. Even though the Reds came out on top thanks to a 4-3 victory, the Austrian champions almost picked up a famous comeback at Anfield. Liverpool had a three-goal lead in the game and it was eroded with a fantastic comeback from the visitors. However, Mohamed Salah came up with a winner in the second half to salvage the pride of the home team. The seven-goal thriller has raised concerns about the team ahead of the Premier League game against Leicester City.
Virgil van Dijk is regarded as one of the finest defenders in the Premier League and Europe. He was even nominated for the FIFA best Player of the Year title along with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Even though the former Southampton defender was unable to pick up this title, his quality is undisputed. After having failed to make any new signings in the summer, Liverpool are having to deal with a familiar squad for the 2019-20 campaign. So far, it has not brought about any issues with the team managing a 100% record in the Premier League. Van Dijk thinks that there is no reason to be concerned even after this thrilling encounter.
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Switzerland international Xherdan Shaqiri has opened to the door to leave Liverpool after finding himself out-of-favour under manager Jurgen Klopp. The attacker made the move to the Reds from relegated Stoke City during the summer of 2018 and he was certainly a presence during the opening half of the campaign where he made a number of key contributions including a match-winning brace against fierce rivals Manchester United.
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Roberto Firmino claims that the incredible partnership that Liverpool have upfront is largely down to the incredible amount of hard work that is being put in the training ground. Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane have been the deadly combination for Liverpool and the trio have come up with a remarkable 56 goals between them – a remarkable 47 have been in the Premier League. These goals have been vital towards helping Liverpool go closer towards the Premier League title for the first time in their history.Firmino has opened up on the secret behind the incredible partnership that has been the cornerstone for Liverpool over the last two seasons.
The Brazilian says that this partnership cannot come overnight and it is a result of the hard work that the trio have put in the training sessions. After having worked together for a couple of years together, the Brazilian says that each player knows the kind of runs that the other player favours. The recent return to form of Mohamed Salah is a huge positive for Liverpool, who have so far been heavily dependent on Sadio Mane and Firmino for goals in recent weeks. Each player has gone through a run of poor form and Liverpool will be thankful that the struggles have not all been at once.
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Liverpool legend-turned-pundit Michael Owen believes Mohamed Salah does not get much credit for his ability to bounce off players in the lead up to his goals. The Egypt international had recently netted a sublime hat-trick at Bournemouth and he continued with the same vein of form versus Napoli where he bagged the sole goal in a close 1-0 triumph.
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been impressed with the way Sadio Mane has returned to the first-team hold after sustaining a broken thumb on international duty with Senegal. The attacker suffered the damage during training with the Teranga Lions and this saw him sit out the game against Sudan where the team sealed the berth for the 2019 African Cup of Nations.
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