On the evening of 9 April, the 32nd round of the Premier League will usher in a Tiensandown showdown, with the leader Manchester City at home to face Liverpool in second place. At present, in the Premier League, Liverpool have won 10 consecutive games, only one point away from Manchester City. If this game can be played away from home, the ownership of this season's Premier League champions may no longer be in suspense.
In the first leg of the two teams, Liverpool's top scorer Salah was the best player, not only scoring a wonderful goal, but also almost blowing city on the left. In today's Premier League top scorer and assist list, Salah is at the top of the list, the momentum is very fierce, and he is also the player that Klopp must rely on in this battle of King Mountain. But one of the biggest problems is that Salah hasn't been in a good position lately.
In the last round, Liverpool beat Watford 2-0 at home, Diogorotta opened the scoring and Fabinho scored a penalty before the finale. Salah started the battle, but only succeeded in 3 shots and 4 breakthroughs, and was replaced in the 69th minute. In the midweek Champions League quarter-finals, Salah started with 2 shots and 2 goals but still did not score, and was substituted in the 61st minute. In the end, Liverpool relied on Luis Díaz's passing and Mane and Cornart's goals to play 3-1 away.
Having been replaced early twice, it can be understood that Klopp is preparing for the big battle against Manchester City. But on the other hand, Salah's state is indeed average. According to the data, his last goal in the sports battle dates back to Liverpool's 3-1 home win over Norwich in the 26th round of the Premier League on 19 February. In the nine games since then, Salah has scored only three goals, all on penalties. This is not good news for Liverpool.
Admittedly, the Red Army is now a multitude of soldiers, in addition to the traditional tridents of Salah, Mane and Firmino, there are two powerful young killers, Diorgorota and Luis Díaz, and Takushi Minano and Origi can also serve as surprise soldiers. During the 10 consecutive wins in the Premier League, Liverpool's forward group can be described as pressing the gourd up and scooping up, and you sing me to the stage, so that the Reds fans are also excited.
However, the Battle of King's Hill in the Premier League is still a move against old and spicy opponents such as Manchester City, and Liverpool can rely on experienced veterans such as Salah and Mane the most. Therefore, in this game, Salah's starting game is a foregone conclusion, and it is not impossible to play the whole game. But his form may become Liverpool's biggest hidden danger. Without his hammer, it would have been very difficult for the Reds to topple Manchester City away from home. The point is that Klopp has no way back, his only goal is to win, otherwise the Premier League champions will be Manchester City.
Salah is in a general state, there are two reasons, the first is that he has been too tired recently, the club competition has been multi-line combat, but also to return to Africa to play in the World Cup qualifiers, the most fatal thing is to lose the ball, the peak period did not qualify for the World Cup, which is still a big blow to Salah's mental level.
The second is that his renewal negotiations with Liverpool have been deadlocked, and until recently there have been signs of agreement. Before this, in order to renew his contract with a high salary, Salah had a strong heart, and his performance on the field was also invincible. Now that he has basically made a choice, but he has a heart matter, this sudden relaxation of the mood, in fact, the impact on his state is still not small. Now Salah is in a feeling of wanting to score, but a little bit unable to make it.
Of course, as a world-class striker, adjusting to key moments is a must-have ability, so it is too early to assert that Salah will not be able to play well against Manchester City. But Klopp must have a second plan in hand to sit back and relax. Looking forward to a wonderful game between the two teams this evening.