Alan Shearer has provided his verdict on Mohamed Salah’s performance against Manchester City.
Liverpool were held to a 2-2 draw with Man City in their Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane got the goals for the Reds, with a strike coming in each half.
Jurgen Klopp’s side remain one point adrift of Man City in the Premier League table, with seven fixtures left to play. The two teams meet yet again this weekend, but this time in the semi-final of the FA Cup.
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Salah has now gone five matches without a goal, but did provide the assist for Mane’s strike in the first minute of the second half against Man City. It was his 11th league assist of the season and puts him one behind team-mate Trent Alexander-Arnold who leads that respective table with 12 this term.
Former Newcastle striker Shearer was critical of Salah’s performance in the first half against Man City. However, the renowned pundit went on to praise the Egyptian for an improved display after the interval at the Etihad Stadium.
“At half-time, I looked at some of Mohamed Salah’s numbers: no shots, no crosses, no dribbles completed, and far too many examples of giving up possession,” wrote Shearer in the Athletic.
“By his own standards, he was pretty awful.
“And then he comes onto the pitch and shapes the perfect pass that sets up the equaliser.
“Greats like Salah can never be written off and it’s only a matter of time before he gets back on the goal trail.
“He can pull brilliance from nowhere.”
