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The Egyptian has 32 goals in all competitions for the season, while Cody Gakpo (16) and Luis Diaz (13) have also recorded double-figures.

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But that has not stopped them from facing criticism in recent weeks for new-found struggles in front of goal.

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Such backlash has enhanced following back-to-back defeats against Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle United as Liverpool suffered a premature Champions League exit before putting in a dismal performance in their League Cup final defeat at Wembley.

They registered just two shots on target against the Magpies, while they were unable to threaten the scoresheet as they exited the Champions League on penalties after a 1-0 defeat at Anfield to the Parisians.

Prior to that, they hit the target only three times from 12 shots in their 2-0 Premier League victory over Newcastle.

When beating Man City 2-0, four of their eight shots hit the target.

And in the 2-2 draw with Everton, they hit the target four times from just six shots.

So, across their last nine matches, they have scored 15 goals from 30 shots on target.

And at other times, they have struggled to create at all.

This will go hand-in-hand with the declining fortunes of their forwards, as the efforts of Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota in particular came under-fire after the League Cup final loss.

The trio have scored just two goals between them from their combined last 41 appearances.

In the League Cup final, he failed to even attempt a shot on goal or create a chance for the first time even in a game in which he has played 90 or more minutes for the Reds.

Such fortunes across the board have prompted supporters to call for Federico Chiesa to be given more of a chance by Arne Slot, having impressed off the bench when scoring against Newcastle United in the League Cup final.

He has only played 11 times since joining Liverpool, featuring only three times in the Premier League and starting just a further three times.

Introduced as a half-time substitute, he then failed to produce a shot on target.

Scoring only seven times for Liverpool this season, five have come in the Premier League.
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