Ruben Amorim got a painful reminder of the size of the task facing him to rebuild Manchester United, while Manchester City’s crisis is mounting.
AFP Sport looks at three talking points from the weekend’s action:
Liverpool must tie up peerless Salah
Mohamed Salah was already winning the public relations battle in his contract wrangle with Liverpool and the Egypt star’s show-stopping performance in Sunday’s 6-3 win at Tottenham provided further evidence that the club’s powerbrokers risk a major backlash from fans if they let him leave.
Salah scored twice and provided two assists in the goal-spree in north London as Liverpool moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League.
The 32-year-old is the first Premier League player to bag at least 10 goals and 10 assists before Christmas, while his brace also took him into fourth place on Liverpool’s all-time list of scorers with 229 in all competitions.
Salah’s immense value to Arne Slot’s team is clear, but Liverpool have been unable to persuade the forward to sign a new contract as speculation mounts about his future.
With Salah’s current deal expiring at the end of this season, he will be free to sign a pre-contract agreement with a foreign club from January, leaving Liverpool fans hoping he is finally persuaded to extend his seven-year stay sooner rather than later.
Amorim takes blame for United woe
