Liverpool are having a bit of a wobble as we head into the final weeks of the season.
Liverpool are still in great shape to win the Premier League from here, but in recent weeks, the Reds haven’t been great.
Liverpool lost to both PSG and Newcastle in the Champions League and the FA Cup, while they relied on a controversial goal to get past Everton in midweek.
On top of that, Liverpool lost to Fulham at the weekend, and questions are starting to be raised about this run of form.
Mohamed Salah has been criticised as of late, and on BBC 606, one caller suggested that Salah isn’t playing as intensely as he wants to avoid an injury.
However, Chris Sutton quickly rebuffed this suggestion, claiming that it’s ridiculous to suggest that Salah is holding himself back.
Chris Sutton baffled by Mohamed Salah suggestion
Sutton reacted after it was suggested that Salah is holding back in order to avoid injury.
Salah has been linked with a move away from Liverpool as his contract winds down, but Sutton can’t buy into the idea that the Egyptian is giving any less than 100%.
“I’m really hoping that Liverpool stay clear of him. But I also think Salah wasn’t playing because I think he doesn’t want to get injured and he might be looking at moving away and doesn’t want to get injured before,” The caller said.
“That’s ridiculous. So you think Mo Salah is holding it back because he’s got to move on the horizon?” Sutton said.
Mohamed Salah recent form analysed
The idea that Salah is purposefully slowing down in order to avoid injury is quite the conspiracy theory, but it probably doesn’t have any truth to it.
However, it has to be said that Salah’s form has dipped.
Salah was in Ballon d’Or winning form earlier this season, but over the past month or so, Salah has been off his game.
| Mohamed Salah’s last 5 games | |
| Goals | 2 |
| Assists | 0 |
| Open play goals | 0 |
| Shots | 11 |
| Key passes | 4 |
Salah isn’t getting as many shots away as he usually does, and he now hasn’t scored a goal from open play since February.
Salah isn’t in his groove at the moment, and that’s something that Liverpool need to address as they look to wrap up their status as the champions of England.
