What these once-in-a-lifetime talents can do, however, is conjure season-defining moments, when his team needs them most.
For large swathes of yesterday’s gripping clash with Brighton & Hove Albion, the visitors were head and shoulders above their opponents, making Liverpool look foolish as they chased shadows in the first half.
But only going into the break 1-0 up never felt enough. Not when the Salahs of this world are around. We have all seen strikes like his second-half winner to complete a crucial comeback success, made even sweeter on a day that Manchester City and Arsenal both lost, before.
That does not make them preventable, however. When Salah cuts onto his left foot, the man now outright eighth in the Premier League’s all-time top goalscorer charts, almost always comes up with the goods.
Leagues are won in moments, moments few are capable of coming up with so often.
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