Liverpool boss Slot says Salah victim of 'his own standards'
Salah may be experiencing the worst goal drought of his Premier League career but Liverpool boss Arne Slot believes the Egypt striker is paying the price for his own high standards...
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Liverpool manager Arne Slot believes star player Mohamed Salah is a victim of his own exceptional standards amid a rare goal drought. Salah, 33, has gone nine Premier League games without scoring, his worst run in the competition.
- Mohamed Salah has not scored in his last nine Premier League matches.
- The situation is a "team thing" as other attackers like Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo are also not scoring as much.
- Liverpool returned to profit with a pre-tax surplus of £15.2 million in the 2024/25 season, boosted by a £60 million increase in media revenue, despite a record Premier League wage bill of £428 million.
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