Overview
- Graeme Souness told the Daily Mail that Mohamed Salah is the single biggest reason for Liverpool’s underwhelming campaign and should depart this summer.
- Souness described the 33-year-old’s trajectory as having “fallen off a cliff,” contrasting it with a gradual decline typical of players in their mid-30s.
- Salah has 10 goals and nine assists in all competitions this season, far below the 44 goal contributions he had at the same stage last year and 34 the year before.
- Despite Souness’s view that Salah’s best years are over, other analysis in the coverage highlights wider issues at Liverpool, including midfield balance and defensive fragility.
- Salah remains under contract at Anfield until 2027, leaving club decision-makers to weigh loyalty to a modern great against planning for the next phase of the squad.