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Liverpool star Mo Salah admits that this season is 'much more difficult'

Although the 26-year-old sits atop the goal-scoring chart in the division, he has acknowledged battling more challenges

LIVERPOOL ATTACKER MOHAMED Salah has admitted that the 2018/19 season is ‘more difficult’ for him than last term.

The Egypt international racked up 44 goals for the Reds in his debut campaign, winning a number of laurels in the process including the Premier League Golden Boot, the PFA Player of the Year among other individual awards.

The former Roma man, who struggled at the beginning of the season, has now scored 20 goals in all competitions, including his 17 in the English top-flight which ranked him as the top scorer in the division.

And while comparing last term with the current season, the forward stated that he is now a target for opposing sides following his imperious performance last campaign.

“Probably this season is more difficult than last season because everyone knows Mo Salah, and more than one player [are now trying to tackle me] when I have the ball,” Salah told Sky Sports.

“This season is much more difficult for me than last season, but I think there is misunderstanding for the people because they always judge you in one way [goals scored].

“Honestly, I don’t care too much because at the end of the day I am trying to help the team win games and I am still top scorer in the Premier League so I’m happy about that.”

Salah will hope to help Liverpool return to the summit of the log on Sunday when they take on Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Murray Kinsella, Andy Dunne and Gavan Casey look ahead to Ireland’s Six Nations meeting with Italy and discuss the week’s biggest stories in the latest episode of The42 Rugby Weekly.


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    Mute Ross Ahern
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    Feb 23rd 2019, 11:34 AM

    20 Goals so far this season. 3 months still to go. Would gladly take 20+ goals off the Egyptian King every season. Last year was so amazing but we can’t expect 40+ every year.

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    Feb 23rd 2019, 10:50 AM

    We’ve got Salah do do do do do do

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    Mute Stephen Bolger
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    Feb 23rd 2019, 1:04 PM

    Should be easier in spain next year

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    Feb 23rd 2019, 2:35 PM

    @Stephen Bolger: which club in Spain, ?? Because he won’t go to Real Madrid because of Ramos and Barcelona can’t sign any Liverpool player’s for the next two seasons.

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    Feb 23rd 2019, 3:12 PM

    @Hank Loughrey: Getafe might be interested

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    Feb 23rd 2019, 4:01 PM

    @Stephen Bolger: if Real Madrid came calling that would be a very small issue. When alls said and done they’re a bigger club.

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    Feb 23rd 2019, 4:53 PM

    @Hank Loughrey: There’s already a year gone for Barcalona,it’s not Salah Liverpool fans should be worried about leaving,it’s Van Dijk,If Barca want Van Dijk to replace Pique next season he’ll find it very hard to say no.

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    Feb 23rd 2019, 5:06 PM

    @John Connolly: can’t see Barca paying the 200 odd million it would take to get vvd , surprised neither where in for him when he was at Southampton tho .

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    Feb 23rd 2019, 5:16 PM

    @Niall James Fergal McCormack: He’d be well worth it though,Barca would be delighted to pay €200 million for him if they got 10 years out of him

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    Feb 23rd 2019, 5:42 PM

    @John Connolly: deffo well worth it he is without a doubt best cb in the world I’m just not sure the world is ready for a club to spend 200+ for a cb haha

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    Feb 23rd 2019, 7:17 PM

    @Niall James Fergal McCormack: they won’t have to pay 200m. They can offer half that and double his wages and VVD will down tools and refuse to play just like he did with Southampton and force a move.

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    Feb 23rd 2019, 7:47 PM

    @Jim Demps: With Pique almost finished,the transfer ban finishes next year VVD will be at his prime it’ll be very hard to turn down Barcelona if they come looking

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    Feb 24th 2019, 2:04 AM

    @Jim Demps: they got 145 million for coutinho out of them I would guess 200 million would be the minimum they would demand for vvd .

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    Feb 23rd 2019, 2:37 PM

    Which club in Spain, ?? He won’t go to Madrid because of Ramos and Barcelona can’t sign any Liverpool player’s for the next two seasons and apart from that he’s not for sale.

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    Feb 23rd 2019, 1:46 PM

    Such and easy guy to like off the field. 3rd person tho. :(

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    Feb 23rd 2019, 1:46 PM

    Such and easy guy to like off the field. 3rd person tho.

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