Twice in four days, Molineux has had first-hand evidence of Mohamed Salah’s decline. But twice, too, proof that even in his dotage Salah remains motivated by goals; that, when ageing legs can get him into the position, he can find the net. Liverpool have had a mixed week in Wolverhampton, but Salah, who has scored in a Premier League defeat and now an FA Cup win, has had a productive one.
The inconvenient reality may be that he was otherwise ineffective, but his 254th Liverpool goal took them a step closer to Wembley. For a player whose lone FA Cup final was curtailed by injury, there may be unfinished business in this competition.
