Former Liverpool Star Graeme Souness Names One Player Who Has Forced Mohamed Salah to Struggle

• Mohamed Salah has continued to struggle this season as the Liverpool forward has only managed two goals
• Liverpool legend Graeme Souness has attributed the Egyptian’s poor form to when he was subdued by Man Utd’s Lisandro Martinez
• According to Souness, Martinez kept Salah mute at Old Trafford, and it seems to have taken a toll on the Egyptian

A former Liverpool player Graeme Souness has suggested that Mohamed Salah seems to be struggling this season because of Argentine star Lisandro Martinez.

The Egyptian captain has been far from impressive this season, and Souness claims Salah’s problems started since he had a tussle with Manchester United’s Martinez.

United defeated Liverpool 2-1 at Old Trafford last month, and Martinez efficiently subdued Salah.

Salah last scored during the encounter, and Souness has stated that his face-off with Martinez may have affected his form.

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Souness said, according to Manchester Evening News:

“I’m looking at Salah for Liverpool against Man united and in the first five minutes, Martinez goes right through him.

“The rest of the game, Mo Salah looked for Martinez and looked where he was.

“I’ve not seen the same Mo Salah since. I just hope, and he’s signed the big contract he wanted, but at this level if you knock off half a per cent, one per cent, then you are not the same player.

“I hope this is not him getting semi into his armchair because he signed a big contract.

“I’m saying that as a Liverpool supporter, hopefully to make him angry and prove me wrong.”

Fans concerned over Salah’s poor start to the season

Meanwhile, Mohamed Salah has endured a slow start to the season with the Egyptian talisman yet to rediscover his form, making him one of the deadliest finishers in the Premier League.

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Liverpool had to dig deep to claw from a goal down to pick their second win of the season against Newcastle in midweek and were poised to continue their winning run against Everton.

Following Liverpool's entertaining draw with Everton, football fans have identified Sadio Mane's absence from Jurgen Klopp's team as the chief reason behind the club's slow start.

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