Mohamed Salah was on the scoresheet in Liverpool's 3-0 win over Brighton in the FA Cup fifth round, having impressed in the tie at Anfield off the back of a tricky time for the Egyptian
Mohamed Salah of during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion.
Mohamed Salah has been praised for his workrate in Liverpool's win over Brighton(Image: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
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Alan Shearer has noticed an increase in the work rate of Mohamed Salah over the last couple of games as he looks to turn his and Liverpool’s season around.
The 33-year-old has provided four assists and scored twice in his seven games back after returning from Africa Cup of Nations duty with Egypt. He left for the tournament just a matter of days after an explosive interview, which put doubt over his future at the club.
But that seems to have been put to bed, given his performances since. He was praised by Arne Slot following the 3-0 FA Cup victory over Brighton.
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“It is very nice to have him on the scoresheet again but what I like the most is he is scoring goals you can almost expect, but he also helps the team a lot defensively and that is something very positive,” he said.
“What the team also needs and is much more capable of playing every three days at an intensity level and that is where we struggled at the start of the season and we see more and more the quality we have, so the future looks really bright and the recent seven, eight, nine and 10 games are showing that.”
It’s not only Slot who has seemingly made a U-turn on his view and noticed how hard Salah is working, but the forward was also picked out by Shearer. The former Premier League striker singled him out for praise on the Rest is Football podcast.
Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring the third goal from a penalty during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion.
Mohamed Salah was on the scoresheet for Liverpool against Brighton(Image: Visionhaus/Getty Images)
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“Did you hear Arne Slot yesterday?” Shearer asked. “He actually went out of his way, I think, to praise Mo Salah’s work defensively, which I’ve noticed in the last couple of games where he’s doing a lot more work defensively than I’ve seen him do for a while.”
It not only Salah who has impressed in recent weeks with Dominik Szoboszlai impressively finding the net in the win over Brighton. The midfielder, turned right-back, has been praised by both Micah Richards and Shearer.
“Szoboszlai has took his game to the next level,” Richards said. “Whether he’s playing right back, centre mid, whether he’s playing number 10, he can play pretty much anywhere.
“His energy, his technique, his driving runs, I think he’s been their outstanding player this season
Shearer added: “He’s had to fill in at right back as well this season hasn’t he, he’s a really good player, he’s got a great engine.”
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