"He set his own standards and they are so, so, so high the moment he doesn't score for a few games, people are surprised, so that is the big compliment. If you use the FA Cup, even though it is a Premier League side [he scored against]. Three games ago he had an assist and a goal against a Premier League side, Brighton, a very good Premier League team, so that is the reality."
"Mo we are used to scoring goals. We also know, even in my time, it has happened, I've had questions about Mo not scoring for three or four games but he always scores again. He is not our only attacker who doesn't score as much as he was used to. It is not that the focus should be all on him, Hugo and Cody haven't either, so it is a team thing."
Slot defends Salah against criticism over a recent scoring drought, emphasizing that the player's high standards make any goal-less stretch noteworthy. Salah recently scored and assisted against Brighton, demonstrating continued quality. Slot notes that multiple attackers including Gakpo and Ekitike have also experienced reduced goal output recently. He contextualizes this within team performance, highlighting that Liverpool maintains clean sheets and has scored prolifically in recent matches against Qarabag and Newcastle. The manager frames the situation as a collective team dynamic rather than an individual player crisis.
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