Before this season, Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool career had been defined by staggering efficiency. That clinical edge in front of goal may have deserted him in recent months, but irrevocably tainting a glittering legacy forged over eight and a half years in seven and a half minutes is far more impressive than any of his past scoring ratios.
Salah covered all the hot topics in the aftermath of Liverpool’s 3–3 draw with Leeds United, largely without any prompting from the gaggle of gawping journalists stood in the bowels of Elland Road. After watching the entire 90 minutes of another chaotic performance unfold as an unused substitute, Salah had ample time to choose his words.
