After Mohamed Salah's historic hat-trick in the Champions League, the Egypt international had the difficult task of guiding his team to victory against Manchester City, especially in the first half when he failed to find the final pass that would lead to his goal or that of one of his teammates, returning at times to that erratic version of the beginning of the season.
Although the footballing difference at the moment is incomparable between Anfield and the Cityzens, the Reds fans demanded that victory that would give continuity to what was achieved in midweek, applied collectively and individually, as at times the displays in the European Champions League were completely different to what was shown in the Premier League, with Salah being one of the most irregular and one of the most criticised for it.
Roberto Firmino's incredible run against Manchester City
Jürgen Klopp's disgraceful decision for the Manchester City game
The changes made by Klopp for this match did not suit the Egyptian attacker at all, as being placed at the beginning behind Roberto Firmino did not allow him to exploit his great potential as he does on the right flank, being diluted in many of the occasions until the play of the goal was appreciated, The "Pharaoh" celebrated in a somewhat curious way that leaves a lot to think about, as his expression on his face can be interpreted in many ways.
After beating Joao Cancelo's marker and preventing goalkeeper Ederson from deflecting the shot, Salah went out to celebrate on his way to the stands, but with a face that did not express much happiness for what he had achieved, perhaps and only the camera captured that precise moment of euphoria that the Egyptian had for having given his team the lead, but there is also the latent option of the player being angry with the fans of the institution that have criticised him so much during this season.
Even at the end of the game, when all the Liverpool players were congratulating each other for the great result against Manchester City, Salah was not as happy as Alexander Arnold or Roberto Firmino, supporting the idea of a possible annoyance from the player. Perhaps, and perhaps the Egyptian is frustrated by his performance this weekend where he scored his third goal in the English competition.
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