KEOWN TACKLES THE BIG TALKING POINTS
SALAH WORTH HIS WEIGHT IN MORE THAN JUST GOALS
HE may not have scored against Bayern Munich but Mo Salah’s performance in Liverpool’s brilliant Champions League win was one of his best of the season. Salah offers so much more to this team than goals. I cannot remember seeing him work harder both with and without the ball. Jurgen Klopp’s team defend from the front and, as well as pressing Bayern’s defenders relentlessly, Salah tracked back — as our graphic (right) shows. He was still a threat going forward, too, producing a sensational cross with the outside of his left boot for Sadio Mane’s second goal. Mane has been Liverpool’s main source of goals in 2019 but Salah’s all-round contribution is crucial.