Gary Neville doesn’t imagine that Liverpool will win the Premier League this season, however he’s nonetheless been left in awe at what the Reds can produce.
Arne Slot’s workforce finish 2024 with an eight-point lead on the high of the desk, signing off the yr with a scintillating efficiency in thrashing West Ham 5-0 on the London Stadium on Sunday.
Mo Salah netted his twentieth aim of the season shortly earlier than half-time, however his most eye-catching contribution was the breathtaking help he supplied for Cody Gakpo, when our quantity 11 nutmegged two Irons defenders earlier than teeing up the Dutchman to attain.
Neville in awe of Salah ability
That second of good left Neville swooning over the ability from the 32-year-old, who’s now been talked up as a real Ballon d’Or contender for subsequent yr
Talking on his eponymous podcast for Sky Sports activities on Monday night time, the ex-Manchester United defender stated of Liverpool: “I stated it a few weeks in the past, they will adapt in video games. They don’t need to be taking part in properly in video games, however they’ve acquired an actual devastating and medical entrance line.
“I imply, Salah’s unbelievable, by the best way. That little shuffle by way of the legs…oh my, that was a joke.”
Salah can again it up with an outstanding output
Neville is much from alone in being mesmerised by the piece of trickery from the Egyptian King, even when the winger admitted that his first nutmeg on Konstantinos Mavropanos was unintentional.
Many soccer followers may love seeing such audacious ability strikes, however in the end a participant’s output is what actually issues, and in that regard Salah is sort of with equal, with 30 aim contributions within the Premier League already this season.
He’s now scored not less than 20 instances in every of his eight campaigns at Anfield, and that’s with half of the present time period nonetheless to play. Ought to he keep away from any prolonged absences, his 2017/18 haul of 44 targets appears properly inside attain this time round.
The 32-year-old is enormously appreciated by Reds followers and quite a few pundits, even staunch pro-Man United figures corresponding to Neville, however whether or not he’s appreciated sufficient by FSG to earn a brand new contract at Anfield is the query that all of us need answered with a agency ‘sure’.
Liverpool supporters have been reliably knowledgeable that the saga isn’t more likely to finish imminently, however we’ll take just a few extra weeks of ready as long as the result is that he stays on Merseyside for not less than one other couple of years.
