MAGIC MO WILL SLOT BACK IN... BUT SOME R&R WILL DO HIM GOOD

Kop star needs a break as stellar career takes toll

- BY ANDY DUNN

JAMIE CARRAGHER has suggested we only ever hear from Mohamed Salah “when he gets man of the match or when he needs a new contract”.

And as neither of those are a factor at the moment, Salah is unlikely to be holding court any time soon.

But we can assume he does not like being left on the bench and we can also assume he feels some of the criticism of his performances this season has been over-the-top.

On the latter point, he would be right. Salah has not been great this term, but he is not the only Liverpool player in that category.

He is the norm rather than the exception. It says a lot about the struggles of Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak that their performances against West Ham were generally seen as their best since joining the Reds.

They were good against the Hammers but hardly sensational. They had set a low bar.