The fairytale return of Mohamed Salah’s move to the Premier League has been going really for the Egyptian International as it seems. After joining from Roma for an astonishing fee of €42 million, the expectations were high on the talented winger.
11 matchdays already played, and Mohamed Salah seems to be the real deal for Liverpool at the moment. The Egyptian International is arguably enjoying his best season yet, in his glittering career, scoring 12 goals in just 17 matches all competitions as well as providing four assists.
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has been hailed Mohamed Salah as the signing of the season, but does he really deserve the applause?
Needless to say, Salah has been a vital part of Liverpool’s attack this season. His arrival at the club significantly strengthened the quality of the attack, which was somewhat lacking last season.
First and foremost, The 25-year-old has brought more pace into Liverpool’s offensive play, which particularly helps Jurgen Klopp’s with his high octane gegenpressing scheme of play. Not only he can apply the necessary spite going forward but also becomes a goal-scoring threat for the opposition, which is a rare sight for a winger these days.
In fact, Mohamed Salah has been the highest goal-scorer for Liverpool this season, more than the combined total of Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino in the Premier League, which firmly suggests the fact that Salah is much more than just a speedy winger. The 25-year-old scored a brace in Liverpool’s recent 4:1 triumph over West Ham as well.
Furthermore, The Egyptian has managed to minimize the importance of Sadio Mane in the offensive department as well. Many fans and experts believed that Sadio Mane’s injury last month, will be the beginning of the end for Liverpool’s impressive attacking performances this season but Salah stepped up his game just when his team needed the most, which signals some strong characteristics from the Liverpool winger.
Salah also starred in his country’s world cup qualifications earlier last month, as he guided Egypt to their first ever World Cup campaign in quite a long time by scoring the winner in the last minute.
Even though there have seen several other players, who have managed to shine after moving to pastures new this season, Salah’s importance to this Liverpool squad is simply unrivalled, which, along with his fiery performances in the attack, definitely makes him one of the signings of the season.
