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Van Dijk: Salah goals will come for Liverpool

The Reds defender has full faith out-of-sorts striker Mohamed Salah can hit form again this season.

MOHAMED SALAH WILL start scoring soon to fuel Liverpool’s Premier League title challenge, according to Virgil van Dijk.

Liverpool are two points clear of Manchester City, although the defending champions have a game in hand, going into the international break.

But the form of Salah has been questioned with the Egypt star having only scored once in all competitions in the past two months.

Jurgen Klopp has defended Salah’s performance levels on a number of occasions but accepted the forward could have played better in last month’s goalless draw at Old Trafford.

Despite his recent dry spell, Salah has scored 17 goals in the Premier League with only Manchester City marksman Sergio Aguero having found the net more times this season.

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And Van Dijk is confident that Salah, rested from international duty by Egypt this month, will rediscover his scoring touch.

“Mo is a world-class player,” Van Dijk said after Sunday’s 2-1 win at Fulham was secured by James Milner’s late penalty.

People can say all they want but I think all the teams in the Premier League would love to have him in their side. We have him and I think he is playing well. 

“The goals will come. That’s something for a striker that is maybe going to be in your head but we tell him every time: you just need to keep working, keep going and you will be fine. 

He’s still scored plenty of goals for us, to be fair, so it’s not like two – like me! It is like this.”

Liverpool are back in Premier League action on 31 March, with third-placed Tottenham the visitors to Anfield.

Klopp’s Reds are also looking forward to a Champions League quarter-final with Porto after the international break.

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    Mute samstheman
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    Mar 18th 2019, 11:00 PM

    It really is people from outside the club who are concerned about his dry spell. 17 goals 7 assists & well in the hunt for the golden boot again

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    Mute Fr Romeo sensini.
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    Mar 19th 2019, 8:51 AM

    @samstheman: his finishing and awareness of players around him recently has been shocking, pressure?

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    Mar 18th 2019, 11:09 PM

    Even when Salah hits a dry patch the opposition are fixated on him!
    Liverpool are Top of the Premiership, and in the quarter finals of the Champion’s League!
    Slow news day?

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    Mar 18th 2019, 11:17 PM

    @Battaz: tbf its not news but for salah to come out of his dry spell( if ya can call it that) would be a massive boost for lfc. While their in a great posistion city still there and augero scoring. Messi/ronaldo scoring for europes big teams.

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    Mute Fred McHugh
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    Mar 18th 2019, 10:25 PM

    Salah is selfish. Always angry and moody when he doesn’t score yet the team are winning.

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    Mute Derek Trotter
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    Mar 18th 2019, 10:45 PM

    @Fred McHugh: all top strikers/goal scorers have that trait. Its a positive in a goal scorer. Top top player

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    Mar 18th 2019, 10:52 PM

    @Fred McHugh: talking ouv your hoop

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    Mar 19th 2019, 1:32 AM

    @Fred McHugh: thats what top strikers are …. Not ever happy with what they have . MON DA POOL

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    Mar 19th 2019, 4:18 AM

    @Fred McHugh: can only agree with you Frederick. That accidental assist for Mane with the outside of his right foot v Munich was absolute and utter greed. Sell him to West Ham and be off with him

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    Mar 19th 2019, 4:19 AM

    @Conor Pocock: left foot…. doh :)

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