Mohamed Salah has hinted that this season could be his last in the Premier League amid speculation about a potential exit from Liverpool.
With just one year remaining on his current contract, Salah has revealed that he has not yet discussed his future with the club.
Following Liverpool’s 3-0 victory over Manchester United, Salah spoke to Sky Sports and commented: “I had a good summer because as you know it’s my last year in the club.
“I just want to enjoy it.”
The former Chelsea star delivered a scintillating performance during the Old Trafford contest, registering two assists and scoring a goal in the second half.
He now boasts an impressive tally of three goals and three assists for the early part of the season.
Despite his continued brilliance on the pitch, Salah is uncertain whether Liverpool will offer him a contract extension.
He later added: “Nobody in the club has talked to me yet about contracts, so okay I’ll play my last season and we’ll see at the end of the season.
“It’s not up to me.
“I don’t with the club but, my last game here [at Old Trafford] with Liverpool.”
The fact that Liverpool have allowed not only Salah but also Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold to enter the final months of their contracts is indicative of the reshuffle that has taken place over the past year.
If Salah’s latest stellar performance is more than just a power play to strengthen his position in contract negotiations, then it’s concerning that the new leadership has yet to begin discussions on a new deal.
With neither Salah nor Van Dijk showing signs of decline, and Alexander-Arnold yet to reach his prime, it’s imperative that all three players are secured for the long term -without delay.
On the win, Mohamed Salah said, “It’s a great result.
“Everybody knows a derby is very important for the city and for the fans, also the manager in his first game for him here.
“We’re so happy for the result and we need to just carry on.
“If you want to fight for the league, you have to win each game. And that’s a big game so I’m glad we managed to win it.”
“I managed to be involved in three [goals] so I’m happy about that,” continued the Egypt international.
“The manager likes us to press high and they made a couple of mistakes and we managed to use them. Yeah, it [pressing high] was part of the plan.
“At half-time I’d managed to get two assists and I was just like, ‘It’s my time to score!’ I wanted to score, I love to score, this is something I really love to do.
“As much as I score and the team are winning, that’s the most important thing.”
Mohamed Salah concluded: “It’s not a big difference because with Jürgen [Klopp] first for a few years we were always like this, we tried to win the ball as high as possible.
“Then with the time we managed to change our system and the way that we play.
“It’s quite similar like seven years ago. The manager has his own system and we all try to adapt to that.
“Before, we had Jürgen for seven years so you kind of get into the comfort zone somehow.
“He was always trying to push us outside our comfort zone but when you are with a manager for seven years, somehow you get into a comfort zone.
“But the new manager has come with his style and he just wants everybody to adapt.
“He had a few meetings with the senior group and told [us], ‘You need to set an example for the younger players and you need to work hard.’
“I think we’re following his system well and hopefully we carry on like that.”
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