The FC panel examine what’s at the heart of Mohamed Salah’s scoring struggles for Liverpool, during a stretch where he’s scored just once in his last seven games.

Pundits are saying Mohamed Salah is struggling to start the season but the stats compared to last year paint a different picture. Mohamed Salah is returning to Liverpool after suffering a muscle injury while on international duty with Egypt.
Salah was taken off in stoppage time of Egypt’s 4-1 win over Swaziland on Friday night.
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) released a statement on Saturday and said the forward would play no part in Tuesday’s return fixture in Swaziland.
“[Head coach] Javier Aguirre decided to allow Salah to return back to Liverpool to give him extra rest, as medical scans revealed that getting him…

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Cameroon captain Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting provided new coach Clarence Seedorf with a winning home debut but the Indomitable Lions remained unconvincing as they edged Malawi 1-0 in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying on Friday.
The forward hammered home a powerful shot from outside the penalty area midway through the second half to earn former Dutch international Seedorf his first victory in the job after his opening game in the Comoros Islands ended in a draw for one of African football’s most successful…

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Mohamed Salah scored a wondergoal to take his Egypt tally up to 40 goals as the Pharaohs defeated Eswatini 4-1 in Friday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, but was forced to limp off late with an injury.
The Liverpool forward found the net in the 45th minute directly from a corner following goals from Ahmed El Mohamady, Amr Warda and Trezeguet.
Sibonginkosi Gamedze netted a consolation for the visitors.
Salah’s goal makes him Egypt’s all-time top scorer in AFCON qualifying, with his tally of 13…

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The FC panel examine what’s at the heart of Mohamed Salah’s scoring struggles for Liverpool, during a stretch where he’s scored just once in his last seven games.

Pundits are saying Mohamed Salah is struggling to start the season but the stats compared to last year paint a different picture.
Liverpool will be sweating on the fitness of Mohamed Salah after was forced off early in an Egypt match with an apparent muscle injury.
Salah was taken off in stoppage time of Egypt’s 4-1 win over Swaziland on Friday night, having gone down to the turf minutes earlier with what appeared to be an issue with his left leg.
Egypt’s assistant coach Hany Ramzy did not believe the issue to be serious, telling BeIn Sports: “The initial diagnosis of the Egypt national team medical staff is that Salah suffered…

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Mohamed Salah missed two penalties, scored twice and contributed two assists as Egypt demolished Niger 6-0 in Saturday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
The Liverpool forward returned to international action following an underwhelming World Cup, as he rushed to be fit after an injury suffered in the Reds’ Champions League final defeat by Real Madrid, to deliver a memorable attacking display.
He won a penalty inside the opening minute, but saw his effort saved by Daouda Kassaly, before setting up…

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Hector Cuper was the first – and inevitable – casualty from Egypt’s disappointing World Cup campaign, with the Argentinian coach dismissed in June after the Pharaohs lost all three of their Group A fixtures.
The 62-year-old may have guided the North African giants to their first World Cup since 1990, and overseen their run to the final of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, but he was always unlikely to survive their poor showing in Russia.
Despite arguably being drawn into the most favourable of the…

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Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has not resolved a dispute with Egypt’s football association over the use of his image.
Mohamed Salah rekindled a months-long dispute with the Egyptian football association, accusing them of ignoring his complaints about their unauthorised use of his image.
The dispute over image rights, which dates to the spring, and lingering tensions over his treatment during the World Cup have cast doubt on whether Salah, the top scorer in the Premier League last season with Liverpool, will continue to play for Egypt.
“It’s normal that a football federation seeks to solve the problems of its players…

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