Jamie Carragher was in awe of one Liverpool player’s performance during the first half of their home clash against West Ham this afternoon.
The Reds went in at half-time with a 1-0 lead courtesy of Luis Diaz’s goal, which came about from a Mo Salah assist that the pundit described as ‘absolute perfection‘.
Two days after signing a contract extension at Anfield, the Egyptian was in the groove during the opening 45 minutes of today’s match.
Carragher in awe of Salah’s first-half display
Speaking on co-commentary for Sky Sports after one moment where Salah burst into the penalty area and somehow emerged with the ball despite being surrounded by a group of players, Carragher was spellbound by Liverpool’s number 11.
The former Reds defender said (14:37): “Salah stays on his feet. Wan-Bissaka comes across with his right foot, and he goes down…Salah is playing like he’s training.”
Salah giving West Ham the runaround
The standout moment of the first half – not just from Salah but from Liverpool as a whole – was that exquisite pass that he played for Diaz to open the scoring. It’s for such world-class moments that the 32-year-old was handed a two-year contract extension by FSG.
The Egyptian gave a talented youngster in Ollie Scarles the runaround during the opening 45 minutes today, and he played three key passes prior to the half-time whistle (Sofascore).
It wasn’t just Carragher who was raving about the performance from the Reds’ number 11, either – former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson said (via BBC Radio 5 Live) that the winger has been ‘absolutely excellent’.
Salah hadn’t registered a goal contribution in his previous four games before today, but you wouldn’t know it from the way that he led West Ham a merry dance in the first half this afternoon.
At the time of writing, Liverpool still need to ensure that they make sure of the win – the Irons had chances shortly before the interval – but with the Egyptian in this mood, who’d back against him getting on the scoresheet?
