Liverpool fan footage shows Mohamed Salah problem referees have no intention of fixing

Lifting his head off of the Anfield turf, Mohamed Salah hoped that for just once he would be met with a different outcome.

It was the first half of Liverpool's victory over Nottingham Forest on Sunday and the Egyptian was wrestling for possession with Murillo.

As Salah delicately trapped the ball under his control and waited for the supporting runs of Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister and Trent Alexander-Arnold, Forest's Brazilian defender wasted no time in making his presence felt against the Reds forward as he jostled against his robust frame to regain possession.

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Very quickly a fair duel turned into an unlawful one as the single hand of Murillo on Salah's back quickly evolved into two. Two hands turned into a push. And a push promptly resulted in the Liverpool No.11 laying on the turf as he was - in what has become common practice for opposition defenders in their treatment of the forward - thrown to the ground.

The result? A Forest throw-in, of course.

Salah was met with an exasperating but familiar chain of events as his pleas fell on the deaf ears of Richard West, the linesman for the Premier League clash at Anfield.

Now, footage captured from the Main Stand has shown the incident in a new light, with one angle highlighting Murillo's complete uninterest in playing the ball as he eyes Salah's midsection like a World's Strongest Man competitor looking to achieve a new PB in Keg-Tossing.

At this point, though, after seven seasons of being ruffled up on a weekly basis in the Premier League, it's fair to Salah has become accepting of the treatment he receives from officials