Mohamed Salah played a key role in Liverpool’s win over Tottenham Hotspur which moved the Reds above Manchester City but one legend feels the Egyptian will be the club’s downfall.
Salah has not scored in eight games for Liverpool but that has not stopped Jurgen Klopp’s men briefly holding a two-point lead over Man City in the title race.
City face Cardiff on Wednesday and know only a victory will allow them to jump back into first place.
But whatever City do before now and the end of the season, former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol already believes Salah’s poor form will be the reason the Reds fail to oust the reigning Premier League champions.
“His (Salah’s) head has gone,” Nicol told ESPN . “When he goes through now, the first thing in your head is ‘he’s not scoring’.
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“The worrying thing I have now thinking about Liverpool is where their goals are going to come from. We have a situation right now where you basically have a front two, and that’s Firmino and Mane, you’re down to two players that you think are going to put the ball in the back of the net.
“You look across to Manchester City, who have got an abundance of players who can put the ball in the back of the net. That’s the difference for me right now why City will win it and Liverpool won’t.”
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