Andoni Iraola is under no illusion: Liverpool “definitely need to sign a winger” almost two months on from Mohamed Salah’s final game for the club. It’s now less than one month until the new Premier League season begins and the Anfield legend hasn’t been replaced.
But finding another Salah is an impossibility. A poor final season was the first time in nine years as a Liverpool player that he’d failed to score at least 20 goals in all competitions. He was a creator and goalscorer, which is a rare blend at his high level of output in both categories.
