Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admitted Mohamed Salah is going through a “tough period” after he missed several chances in Tuesday’s Champions League victory at Benfica.
Goals from Ibrahima Konate, Sadio Mane and Luis Diaz were enough for Klopp's side who had to endure a second-half storm from the Portuguese hosts, for whom Darwin Nunez was on target in the quarter-final first leg. However, Salah did not have his strongest evening and missed several chances for the Reds before being substituted off just after the hour mark.
It came in the aftermath of former Reds star John Aldridge claiming Salah’s body language "wasn't great" in his side's 2-0 win over Watford, and puts it down to the Egyptian not being "mentally" on the pitch due to being so upset. Last week, Salah's Egypt side failed to qualify for the World Cup following a penalty shootout defeat by Senegal. After the match, Egypt sports minister Ashraf Sobhi had a conversation with Salah in which he told him to leave Liverpool.
