
IAN HERBERT: It was the casual way Arne Slot threw out Mohamed Salah's name in the Anfield press conference room early on Sunday evening which screamed his significance.
Mohamed Salah's importance to Liverpool is critical, with his impressive stats showing he scores or assists in most of the team's goals. Liverpool's dependency on Salah is evident, especially as other forwards like Nunez underperform. Salah's agent has a positive relationship with Liverpool's director, Arne Slot, which is a favorable sign. Despite Liverpool's usual policy against signing older players, Salah's exceptional performance defies typical age-related decline. Retaining Salah is crucial for Liverpool's title ambitions, and announcing his contract renewal alongside Virgil van Dijk's could boost team morale.