Souness Drops Salah Bombshell: 'Fallen Off a Cliff' – Liverpool Told to Cash In Now!

Picture this: you're at the pub, pint in hand, and Graeme Souness strolls in with a verdict that'll have Liverpool fans spitting out their lager. The ex-Reds skipper reckons Mohamed Salah has plummeted like a stone off a cliff, and he's the main culprit behind their title defence going pear-shaped. No sugar-coating from the Scotsman – he wants Anfield to wave goodbye to the Egyptian King come summer.

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Souness didn't mince words in his Daily Mail chat. He watched Salah in the Community Shield opener against Crystal Palace back in August, sat next to his lad, and thought, 'What's up with Mo?' Gave him the benefit of a few games to sharpen up, but by March? Nah, still off the pace.

"Your career at 33-34 either nosedives or fades gently," Souness reckoned. "Salah's done the nosedive." The numbers don't lie, mate. This season, Salah's mustered 10 goals and 9 assists across all comps – a measly 19 contributions. Last year at this point? 44. The one before? 34. His worst before now was 27. Ouch.

It's not just the tallies; Souness sees no spark left. The bloke who flipped games single-handedly for six years? Vanished. And when your talisman dims, the whole dressing room feels the gloom.

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For Souness, Salah's slump is why the Reds are wobbling. "He's the biggest reason for their indifferent campaign," he blasted. Big players need to rally the troops, but Mo's not delivering. The negativity's creeping in, and lads aren't bouncing back.

Even that 4-1 aggregate Champions League romp over Galatasaray didn't impress. Salah nabbed a goal, sure, but Souness ripped the Turks: "Exceptionally poor – didn't fancy it at all." Liverpool? "Not the same side as last year." Weak opposition or not, you beat what's in front of you, but the former captain's not buying excuses.

His advice? Sell. Contract till 2027? Irrelevant. "His best is behind him," Souness insists. Time to move on from a Liverpool legend before the decline drags everyone down.

Souness Unleashes on Prem Rivals: Arsenal's Dark Arts and Chelsea Chaos

The big man's not done slagging off the league. He's backing Arsenal to snatch the crown, but questions their set-piece shenanigans. "They crowd keepers, block 'em rotten," he fumed. Their 'free-kick guru'? Basically a fouling expert. "Not rocket science – good kicker, attackers, and a sneaky nudge on the keeper. Black and white cheating."

Chelsea? A shambles. "Bunch of youngsters with no direction," Souness scoffed. Boss Liam Rosenior? "Tries too hard with 'assignments' and body language. I'd laugh in his face." No shock they're out of the Champions League, then.

Souness has seen it all in his days, and this season's got him raging. Salah's fade, Arsenal's tricks, Chelsea's mess – the Prem's a circus. But if you're a Liverpool punter, his Salah takedown stings most. Fancy a pint to debate it?

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