Arne Slot needs only one word to sum up Mo Salah and makes Liverpool contract admission
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Arne Sot branded Mo Salah 'extraordinary' but admitted he has no control over the Egyptian's future. Salah laid on the assist for Cody Gakpo's goal before scoring Liverpool's third in their hammering of West Ham on Sunday. He has now notched 20 goals or more in eight successive seasons.
He also became the first-ever player to register a goal and an assist in eight different Premier League matches in a single season. He now has 23 assists in all competitions in 2024, a new Liverpool club record for the Premier League era. It is just the latest record-breaking night in what has been a stellar season for Salah. And it is clear that Reds boss Slot is well aware of just how important the 32-year-old is to his league-leading side.
"Mo and the word extraordinary is something I’ve heard a lot in the last six months — he truly deserves this. I don't think he keeps surprising us," Slot said when asked about Salah's performance. "We know what a player he is and we know what he's able to do. But apart from that, he works really hard for the team also when the other team has the ball and yeah, we can only hope that he can keep bringing these performances in.
"But I would like to add that if he scores, there's also a lead up to him scoring. So there are also other players that bring him in these positions, but if you bring Mo in these positions, he's extraordinary. Definitely.". HAVE YOUR SAY! Who was man of the match as Liverpool smashed West Ham? Comment below.
This could be the only season Slot has the chance to work with Salah though, with the attacker out of contract at the end of the season. The Dutchman has now admitted that Salah's future, only with Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold, is out of his hands.
