Mo Salah sends telling message to Liverpool transfer chiefs after Man City win

Mohamed Salah has told Liverpool chiefs he is better than ever after his influential display shot down Manchester City to help the Reds close on the title.

The Egyptian shows no signs of slowing down this season as he netted his 30th goal of the campaign against Pep Guardiola's men. He also assisted team-mate Dominik Szoboszlai to secure a 2-0 win and move Liverpool 11 points clear of Arsenal.

He has a total of 40 goal contributions in total this season and has now scored and assisted in 11 games in total, the most by any player since Lionel Messi in 2014-15. Indeed, the Kop king is on track for his best season in a Liverpool shirt since joining from Roma in 2017, yet the 32-year-old could still leave Anfield on a free transfer this summer.

Salah has been unable to agree terms with the club on a new deal and has continuously claimed this will be his final season on Merseyside amid links to the Saudi Pro League.

After the City game, Salah admitted it might be his best season for Liverpool because the team are now pushing for the title.

Asked if he's 'better than ever' in an interview post-match by Sky Sports, he said: "I don't know. It is opinion. Maybe people prefer my first seasons or now but I prefer now because winning the league, helping the young players, it is special.

"We need another title. Me and the big guys in the team, we need another title."

When asked about the feat of beating City at the Etihad for the first time since 2018, Salah added: "It is incredible. It is a very hard place to come and play here. They are a tough team and they have an incredible manager I am glad in the end we won the game. It is special. Especially when you are in the title race, it is incredible.

"Hopefully we keep calm because sometimes the pressure gets to us. We try to win each game."

Salah's goal came from an assist from Szoboszlai - who was set up by Salah for Liverpool's second goal - but the Hungarian joked that it wasn't the best pass from him as the team tried a unique training-ground routine.

"It was not the best assist I gave to him!" he said. "We practiced it yesterday and hopefully, we can do it more times. Finally, he could also find me - it does not happen every time!"

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