Former Liverpool player spotted the decline of an Anfield star

The Reds' star has been below his best in the first part of the season

02/10/2022, 05:50 PM +00:00

After finishing his participation with the Egypt national team in the last FIFA World Cup break, where Mohamed Salah was present with a brace against Niger, the Red's superstar reported early at Anfield, to get ready for the marathon schedule that the club will hold prior to the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The "Pharaoh" will take advantage of the World Cup to train individually, as his country did not qualify for the tournament.

It is here where the debate opens, for former Liverpool player Jose Enrique, who took to social media to talk about the physical situation of Mo Salah. "In my opinion, Salah has lost a lot of speed because at the moment he is too strong for his position. For pictures he is incredible, but for football I think he is going down a path that is too big," said the now coach.

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The Valencia, Spain-born former central defender was with Liverpool from 2011 to 2016, where he ultimately coincided with Jürgen Klopp, for whom he has great affection and admiration. His last season was with Real Zaragoza in 2017, where injuries forced him to retire, coupled with a difficult battle with chordoma, a form of cancer that he beat two years after his diagnosis.

The Spaniard has since rebounded on social media with pre- and post-match analysis of Liverpool FC, where he recently pointed to the case of Mo Salah, who for him, is going through a downturn in his game compared to what he gave with the Reds in past seasons. Salah has so far played in all official matches, scoring two goals in the Premier League and one more in the Champions League.

Mo Salah has underperformed

Salah returned to the Premier League in 2017 for a fee in excess of €42 million, which left AS Roma with a great income and Liverpool with a top player, who has helped them win important titles, including at an individual level in England, he has won awards such as the Puskás (2018), PFA and English FWA (17/18 & 21/22), Golden Ball at the Club World Cup (2019), Premier League "Best XI" (17/18, 20/21 & 21/22), among others.