Mo Salah played a pivotal role in helping Liverpool extend their Premier League lead to eight points while addressing uncertainty over his future contract.
The Egyptian King contributed a goal and two assists in a commanding 5-0 win over West Ham under Arne Slot’s guidance.
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Salah led Liverpool to a dominant victory over West Ham
Salah, whose contract expires in the summer and who will be eligible to negotiate with foreign clubs in just two days, admitted that a new deal with Liverpool remains “far away.”
He explained: “No, we are far away from that, and I don’t want to fuel speculation in the media. Right now, my focus is on the team.
“My only goal is to help Liverpool win the league. That’s all I’ve been thinking about since the start of the season. I’ll do everything I can to achieve a trophy for the club. There are teams closing the gap, so we must stay focused, humble, and keep going.”
Luis Diaz opened the scoring before Salah’s brilliant turn set up Cody Gakpo. Salah then added his own goal before halftime. Trent Alexander-Arnold netted via a deflection to make it four, and Salah assisted Diogo Jota for an 84th-minute finish.
Salah has scored at least 20 goals in each of his eight seasons at Liverpool and has set a Premier League record by scoring and assisting in eight separate matches this season.
Arne Slot praised him, saying: “Mo and the word extraordinary go hand in hand. In the last six months, and likely the last eight years, he’s consistently shown why he’s truly remarkable.”
“I don’t think he keeps surprising us. We know what a player he is and we know he’s able to do so.
“But apart from that, he works really hard for the team also when the other team has the ball and yeah, we can only hope that he can keep bringing these performances in.
“But I would like to add that if he scores, there’s also a lead up to him scoring.
“So there are also other players that bring him in these positions, but if you bring Mo in these positions, he’s extraordinary.”
While Liverpool were rampant, West Ham offered little threat and no fight before being booed off at the London Stadium.
Boss Julen Lopetegui said: “We are very sad for our fans. I am very sorry about this. It is true that they deserve more. It has been a bad day for us for sure.
“The fans are always right and we understand them for sure.
“We are trying to become competitive, sometimes we achieve this but we have to be better in these kind of matches at home in the second part of the season.”