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Mohamed Salah has been here before with Liverpool.
Last year, there were rumors about his form heading into the new season, concerns about his sharpness and possible exhaustion from having returned to preseason later than most of his teammates due to African Cup of Nations commitments.
Twelve months earlier, while there were a handful of goals during the warm-up program, the concern was how Salah managed after he was taken back to the World Cup in the wake of his nightmare of injuries in the League final. of Champions.
And of course, in 2017, all eyes were on the Egyptian to witness exactly how he was going to repay the £ 36.9 million Liverpool had spent to get him out of Roma that summer.
Now Salah is in the strange position of entering a fourth season with the Reds with question marks about his contribution.
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Some irregular performances during the truncated preparation period have exacerbated concerns that were first raised during the post-closing return to action.
Salah was left out of the first game at Everton with injury and then scored just three times in eight subsequent outings. If you factor in a blank in the Community Shield last month, the forward has not scored in his last five games for Liverpool.
Yet each time, with the focus on him, Salah has fulfilled the first weekend of the Premier League season.
First it was a debut goal in a 3-3 draw at Watford. The following year, Salah scored the first goal on a 4-0 drive against West Ham United at Anfield. And last year he scored in a 4-1 win over Norwich City.
It’s true that the post-World Cup hangover in 2018 finally hit Salah, but he wasn’t alone with Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane also suffering.
But a line-up change to 4-2-3-1 with Salah in the center role brought him and his fellow forwards back to scoring life.
That could still happen, as Jurgen Klopp used the warm-up program to play with tactics.
And if Salah scores in the first weekend for the fourth consecutive season, he will equal the Premier League record held by Teddy Sheringham.
The Liverpool player has more reasons to regain his scoring touch.
Salah has scored 94 times for Liverpool in 153 appearances, a staggering comeback. If he scores six in his first 11 outings this period, he will become the third-fastest player to reach a century of goals for the Reds, behind Roger Hunt and Jack Parkinson, a top-flight top scorer 110 years ago, but by in front of Robbie Fowler.
Whenever Salah has come under scrutiny, he has found the ideal answer. Don’t be surprised if Leeds United finds out on Saturday.
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