Mohamed Salah issues challenge to Liverpool team-mates to follow personal successes

Mo Salah needs his Liverpool team-mates to “stick collectively and stick with one another” after the droop in kind which has all however blown their title defence.

The Egyptian star is prime of the scoring charts within the Premier League on 16 objectives, main his best-placed rivals by three, and on the identical quantity as a few of Europe’s main scorers reminiscent of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe and Luis Suarez.

However regardless of scoring 22 objectives in simply 32 appearances in all competitions this season – and 6 for the reason that flip of the 12 months, regardless of his aspect struggling – Salah says that private glory means nothing, in comparison with the Reds’ struggles.

“It is good to win trophies individually however we simply have to focus in that interval and attempt to win video games and undergo the best approach,” he stated.

“Once I rating objectives and assist the staff to win video games, that is what makes me completely satisfied. However if you happen to rating objectives and the staff continues to be not successful, that is not a fantastic feeling.

“So we simply want to hold on and I am attempting all the time to attain objectives to assist the staff. We simply want to stay collectively and keep on, win video games and stick with one another.”

Salah was offered with Liverpool ’s participant of the month award for January due to his goalscoring web site, however he instructed the membership web site: “After all I am completely satisfied to win this award however I am all the time saying that each time the staff comes first.

“I feel final month was higher than months earlier than however we nonetheless have to win video games.”

Jurgen Klopp’s aspect have mystifyingly received simply three of their final 11 matches. In the identical interval final season, they received 10 of 11 matches…and the one hiccup was a draw with just about a youth staff within the FA Cup.

However despite the fact that Salah is sad with the type of the aspect, there was one other huge trace coming from near the participant, that he’s very happy to commit his future to Liverpool, and signal on for the remainder of his profession.

Dejan Lovren, who was the his finest good friend at Anfield earlier than a swap to Zenit St Petersburg in the summertime, nonetheless retains in contact with Salah frequently, and instructed the participant is able to pen a brand new deal.

“I am nonetheless in communication with Mo, we’re finest buddies. We speak about every little thing,” Lovren defined. Mo is dedicated, not only for Liverpool however for all of the followers and for himself. He’s the largest critic of himself when he does not do effectively.

“There must be love from each methods I see now that they’ve it, so why not (agree a brand new deal)?

“Mo is in the most effective age of his soccer profession at 28 – possibly he appears to be like a little bit bit older! – however he’s within the peak of his kind. Why not keep one other 4, 5 – 6 years?”

Liverpool, in the meantime, will monitor the scenario in Germany over Covid-19 restrictions, which might drive them to modify the house leg of their Champions League tie with RB Leipzig.

The German authorities have instructed Leipzig could also be compelled to quarantine in the event that they go to the UK for the return recreation on March 10. However the authorities will wait till March 5 to evaluation restrictions, and UEFA will wait till then to decide on the venue for the tie.

Leipzig have been already compelled to modify the primary leg on February 16 to Budapest, with Liverpool banned from coming into Germany due to the identical restrictions.