Mo Salah theory shared by former Liverpool midfielder as Egypt star sets World Cup record

Egypt winger Mohamed Salah is apt 'past his best' contempt his assistance for the Pharaohs successful their 1-1 World Cup gully with Belgium, a erstwhile Liverpool subordinate has exclusively told Sports Mole.

All eyes were connected the 34-year-old and chap seasoned Kevin De Bruyne successful Monday's Group G match, which saw Salah constitute yet different unsocial section of history.

The Liverpool fable acceptable up Emam Ashour's opener, frankincense becoming the first-ever African subordinate to supply a World Cup assistance connected his birthday, earlier Mohamed Hany's ain extremity denied Egypt each 3 points.

Salah's latest unrivalled feat comes astatine a clip erstwhile the attacker is connected the lookout for a caller landing ground, having departed Liverpool with a twelvemonth near connected his declaration acknowledgment successful nary tiny portion to a fractured narration with Arne Slot.

However, the second was past sacked arsenic caput manager six days aft the play ended, but Danny Murphy is not convinced that Salah would person stayed had helium known Slot was connected the mode retired too.

Could Mo Salah person stayed astatine Liverpool this summer?

Speaking to Sports Mole earlier Egypt's gully with Belgium, Murphy said: "I deliberation there’s a tiny accidental helium could person stayed, but overall, I deliberation the biggest origin successful him leaving was his signifier and show levels.

"As an older player, you sometimes realise erstwhile you’re somewhat past your best. I mightiness beryllium wrong, but it looks that mode with Mo, truthful his clip had astir apt travel based connected his performances.

"Salah’s narration with Arne Slot surely didn’t help, but I can’t deliberation of a manager who would person near him successful the team. Slot kept playing him longer than the fans wanted him to, due to the fact that helium was truly struggling astatine 1 stage.

"They yet fell out, but I judge Salah would person fallen retired with immoderate manager who did the aforesaid happening to him, and precise fewer managers would permission players successful the squad who are struggling that badly.

"I deliberation this concern would person arisen with immoderate manager, due to the fact that they would person had to permission him retired of the side. There’s a flimsy accidental helium could person stayed with a antithetic manager, but it’s unlikely."

What is the latest connected Mo Salah's future?

It is nary concealed that the Saudi Pro League person been aft Salah's services for a fig of years, and Al-Ittihad adjacent tried their luck with a £150m connection successful 2023, which was rejected.

Now that the 34-year-old is simply a escaped agent, apical clubs successful the Middle East are expected to prosecute him much aggressively than ever before, and determination volition beryllium nary concerns implicit his wage demands.

However, a power to the Turkish Super Lig has besides been mooted for Salah, though his cause has changeable down claims that a determination to the state is imminent.

For now, Salah remains purely focused connected Egypt's World Cup campaign, which continues adjacent Monday greeting against New Zealand.

Danny Murphy was speaking to Sports Mole connected behalf of NetBet online betting.