Liverpool are about to unleash their most devastating player on the Premier League title race
It was no consolation on a dismal day for Liverpool. But even in defeat, Mohamed Salah seemingly cannot stop breaking new ground.
His goal in the 4-3 FA Cup quarter-final reverse at Manchester United made the Reds forward the first player in history to score in five successive away games against the Old Trafford side.
Salah's predatory strike, pouncing after Darwin Nunez's effort had been saved by United goalkeeper Andre Onana, was a reminder of the quality that has meant he has now scored 21 goals and contributed 13 assists in 32 games for Liverpool this season.
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And given the player's fractured 2024 to date, a victory of sorts for the Reds the previous week could have a major bearing on the remainder of Salah's season and the Premier League title race.
Mindful of a written request from Liverpool, Egypt took the decision to leave Salah out of their squad for the friendly tournament that saw New Zealand beaten last Friday only for the Pharaohs to go down 4-2 to Croatia in the final on Tuesday. It meant a rare international break off for the 31-year-old and a chance to continue working on his fitness having missed much of the calendar year through injury.
Of course, it was when on national team duty at the Africa Cup of Nations back in January that Salah sustained the hamstring problem that has been the root cause of his issues. All told, he sat out 12 Liverpool games, a sequence punctured only by a brief comeback at Brentford in which, inevitably, Salah provided a goal and an assist in a 46-minute outing.
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