Liverpool already know what could happen next with Mohamed Salah – John Aldridge

Mohamed Salah needs to be just a little bit cautious chatting with the Spanish press forward of subsequent week’s Champions League conflict with Actual Madrid.

I performed in Spain with Actual Sociedad for 2 years and know precisely the way it works over there within the media.

Marca, the publication Salah spoke to, is as pro-Actual Madrid as you’re going to get.

It is primarily a comic book devoted to that soccer membership.

It’s out on daily basis on the shelf and they’re at all times on the lookout for recent tales concerning the membership, scavenging for information.

So they are going to be completely delighted to speak to Liverpool’s biggest player all about Actual Madrid.

And to be trustworthy, I’m a bit stunned Mo has left himself just a little bit open with what he has mentioned.

There may be discuss an curiosity in taking part in in Spain sooner or later and the way it’s not as much as him if he’ll keep at Liverpool past the 4 years he has spent right here.

Possibly a few of it was taken out of context or misplaced in translation, however the timing just isn’t nice as a result of this Champions League recreation subsequent week is one they wish to win, massive time.

It is all speak and hypothesis in the meanwhile, in fact, however Liverpool are usually not comfortable and they’ll know the way these brokers of high gamers work.

You return to Raheem Sterling when he engineered a transfer to Manchester Metropolis.

His agent on the time, Aidy Ward, he helped get him that transfer and you understand how they work typically when a big-money switch may be completed.

If Mo desires to remain at Liverpool, then he’ll, however look, on the finish of the day, if he desires to depart, then he has a worth.

Actual Madrid could not afford that the best way issues are in the meanwhile.

So it is all hypothetical at this second in time in my view anyway.

Can Actual Madrid afford £150m or £200m for Mohamed Salah proper now? Proper now, I can not see it.

So I believe this hypothesis is a load of nonsense.

Away type holds key for Arsenal journey

It’s arduous to inform proper now if Liverpool’s 19-day break is an efficient or a foul factor.

Jurgen Klopp has, in fact, been speaking concerning the lack of time in between video games for many of the season, significantly due to the injury-hit nature of his squad.

However the subject right here is Liverpool have been by no means going to get anybody again throughout this worldwide break.

Roberto Firmino is again in coaching now however that was not any form of prolonged lay-off like so many others this season.

I can not see this break being significantly advantageous – significantly coming after back-to-back wins and clear sheets towards RB Leipzig and Wolves – however I suppose we can’t really know till after the Arsenal recreation on Saturday.

Liverpool will get their rewards in the event that they put the work in for this recreation however Jurgen hasn’t had most of his gamers this week in coaching so he has been working with a smaller bunch.

Meaning it’s tough to evaluate how they may deal with this large break between video games.

One factor they’ll level in the direction of, although, is Liverpool’s away type this season.

The run at Anfield has understandably taken the limelight however the Reds have been wonderful away from residence all season, other than one or two outcomes.

The Aston Villa recreation is the apparent one there, but six wins in the last seven away from Anfield has been comparatively good.

For those who have a look at the six video games they’ve misplaced, matches they’d usually win at Anfield, given they solely dropped two factors there all final season, then that’s an additional 18 factors and they’d be proper up there, comfortably inside the highest 4.

Even within the Champions League, the away type has been good, so this Saturday is a recreation the place I anticipate Liverpool will flip up.

And so they need to, as a result of a draw isn’t any good for them at this stage.

I believe Liverpool, taking a look at it now, they’re ready the place they need to go and win each recreation within the Premier League.

You may’t anticipate them to easily go and win the Champions League as a result of that’s at all times going to be very powerful.

So to get into that high 4, they need to win each recreation.

Shock outcomes can occur and different groups can slip up but when they do not win their remaining video games then they will not be within the Champions League subsequent season.

And whereas there are many different groups round them in that top-four chase, they cannot afford to have a look at anybody else.

They’ve to simply take each recreation because it comes.

The issue is Liverpool can go to Arsenal and win however then do you anticipate them to win at Anfield the next week?

That hasn’t been a straightforward activity this 12 months has it?

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Eire decrease than low

For the Republic of Eire to lose to Luxembourg throughout this worldwide was powerful to take.

A 1-0 defeat to a workforce ranked 98th on the earth left all the nation at an actual low.

The nation is decrease than low proper now and doubtless as down as they’ve ever been, definitely since I performed for them within the mid-Eighties.

However, look, they’ll view this because the dangerous second that it’s, but additionally assume that issues can solely get higher from this level on.