Ally McCoist delivers withering Mo Salah verdict after Man City nightmare - 'A shadow'

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Nearly two weeks after announcing he was leaving the Reds, Salah was deployed against the Cityzens on the blue side of Manchester.With less than a dozen matches left in his Liverpool career, many thought he would have a huge performance against Pep Guardiola's side. After the England international convincingly stopped the ex-Chelsea forward from scoring a consolation, McCoist said he was left feeling uncomfortable.Speaking on TNT Sports, he said: "I didn’t fancy him.

It’s a shame because he looks a shadow of the man that has lit up this league and lit up this country.Get 70% off Premier League kits and merchThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. He doesn’t look like a confident man or a confident player at this moment in time.”Last season, Salah was handed a new Liverpool contract after hammering in 29 goals and 18 assists in 38 Premier League appearances.Content cannot be displayed without consentHe has not been anywhere near as prolific in, what will be, his final season in charge.

I don't regret many things I did during a little longer than one-and-a-half years together."Again, the assumption that if he's not playing that he wants to leave – that's the assumption being made – then he would have left one-and-a-half years ago. The assumption is if you don’t play these games and all of a sudden want to leave, it is an assumption and maybe it is true or maybe it isn’t."But history has shown that he did not do that previously and had a great season after that.”Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content.