Former Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys insists Mohamed Salah is a \u201cone-trick pony\u201d with the Liverpool forward\u2019s \u201cbest days behind him\u201d.<\/p>\n
After his outburst last weekend, Salah was brought back into the Liverpool<\/a> squad to face Brighton on Saturday ahead of his departure for the Africa Cup on Nations.<\/p>\n Salah had hit out at Liverpool for \u201cthrowing him under the bus\u201d<\/a> after finding himself on the bench for three consecutive matches, while revealing he had no relationship with Arne Slot.<\/p>\n The Egypt international was left out of their squad for the trip to Italy to face Inter Milan last week but talks on Friday seem to have resolved the situation.<\/p>\n Salah came off the bench on 26 minutes against Brighton, for the injured Joe Gomez, and set up one of Hugo Ekitike\u2019s goals as Liverpool ran out 2-0 winners.<\/p>\n However, Keys criticised Salah for lacking the ability to morph into another style of player now that he\u2019s at the back end of his career.<\/p>\n READ:\u00a0Kobbie Mainoo in Premier League XI desperate for January move before 2026 World Cup<\/a><\/p>\n Keys said on beIN Sports<\/a>: \u201cFor me one of the problems with Mo Salah is that as players age, you can often get something else from them.<\/p>\n \u201cBe careful I phrase this now, he\u2019s a one-trick pony, what you see is what you get. You\u2019re not going to turn him into a dominant midfield player or a center forward. He\u2019s just that (a wide player).\u201d<\/p>\n Keys added: \u201cHe looks like his best days are behind him, doesn\u2019t he?\u201d<\/p>\n Reacting to Salah\u2019s performance, Liverpool boss Slot said after the match:\u00a0\u201cHe was a threat. I think the first touch was almost an assist for Mac Allister.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was constantly involved in the threat we had. It was pleasing to see but also not a surprise because he\u2019s done that many times in a Liverpool shirt.\u201d<\/p>\n MORE ON LIVERPOOL ON F365
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