2024-01-01 23:00:00
The year 2023 ended in favor of a year 2024 which is off to a strong start in terms of football. This Monday evening, the Premier League offered a particularly tasty clash between Liverpool and Newcastle. At Anfield, the championship leader confirmed his status by winning 4-2 in a completely crazy encounter. A match which bears the stamp of one man: Mohamed Salah. For his last match before leaving for the African Cup of Nations with Egypt, the Pharaoh asserted his superiority. Very active on the right side, he was a real poison like his tandem with Trent Alexander-Arnold.
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However, the former Chelsea and AS Roma player could have collapsed in the first half after his missed penalty (23rd). A frustration quickly evacuated. Scoring after returning from the locker room on a service from Darwin Nunez (49th), he initiated the Reds’ second goal signed by Curtis Jones following good work with Diogo Jota on the right (74th). A few minutes later, it was he who curled a wonderful cross for Cody Gakpo for 3-1 (78th) before consolidating a 4-2 victory for the Reds at the end of the game from the penalty spot (86th). Two goals and an assist which confirm Mohamed Salah’s extraordinary season.
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Mohamed Salah crushes the Premier League
With already 14 goals scored and 8 goals in 19 Premier League matches, the native of Nagrig is both the top scorer (tied with Erling Haaland) but also the best passer (tied with Ollie Watkins) in the Premier League. Incredible statistics which demonstrate great form. Since the start of December, he has scored 4 goals and provided 2 assists in 5 Premier League matches. Currently leading the championship with three points ahead of Aston Villa and five points ahead of Manchester City (one game less) and Arsenal, Liverpool are a solid leader and owe this largely to their star. And precisely, the looming absence of Mohamed Salah will be a hard blow to digest.
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Committed from Sunday January 14 in the African Cup of Nations against Mozambique and at least until January 22 against Cape Verde, Mohamed Salah can be involved until February 11 if his country reaches the final of the competition. A possibility which exists given the good dynamics of Egypt and its status as unfortunate finalist of the last edition (0-0/4-2 defeat in the Tab against Senegal). Mohamed Salah will at least miss the match against Bournemouth in the league (January 21) but should also miss two big shocks against Chelsea (January 31) and Arsenal (February 4) which could count in the title race.
Mohamed Salah will be missed
The main interested party who wants to win the African Cup which is being denied him for the moment with two failures in the final (CAN 2017 and CAN 2021) intends to win with his country and with the Reds and has confidence in his teammates in his absence: “I want to win. We have very good players. We have players who can play my position. It means a lot to play for the national team. It’s something I can’t take for granted.”
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The consultants were rave about his match like Gary Neville on Sky Sports : “It was a man of the match performance in the second half. His interventions for the goals were wonderful. Liverpool deserved this, they made it much harder than it should have been. But they ended up getting there.” Reaching 150 goals in the Premier League under the tunic of Liverpool, Mohamed Salah hit hard and his future absence promises to be very difficult for the Reds as the Egyptian is walking on water at the moment…
Pub. on 01/02/2024 00:00 Updated on 01/02/2024 04:44
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