What Mohamed Salah did after his latest goal showed Liverpool FC exit was already sealed

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NewsLiverpool NewsMohamed SalahThe Egyptian's emotional celebration after he scored against Galatasaray was a sign the long goodbye was already underway, writes Ryan PatonMohamed Salah doesn’t deal in empty gestures. It's for this reason why anything he does that slightly differs from the norm is subject to be overanalysed and why I suspected there was more to his celebration against Galatasaray than initially met the eye.The goal was straight out of the Salah textbook as the ball followed the exact same trajectory and flight that so many of his previous 254 had.

Drifting in from that right sided position he has made his own since 2017, Salah received Florian Wirtz's delicate lay off and bent it around into the far corner to make it 4-0.It's a goal I've seen so many times in the past from my spot in The Kop, but the celebration was more emotional than the final goal in a comfortable rout would usually be. Although a familiar strike from the number 11, it's something he's not been able to execute as often this season and there was a palpable sense of relief in his own celebrations.After being congratulated by his teammates, he turned to The Kop to soak in the applause from the famous stand with his arms outstretched as he has done countless times previously.

Salah's injury he picked up later on in the game against Galatasaray and his struggles for form this season means the goal against Galatasaray may be one to cherish for anyone in attendance.I always look back on Steven Gerrard's goal he scored against Manchester City in 2013 with fond memories as this was the last vintage powerhouse strike the number 8 scored from outside the box for Liverpool (great free kicks followed, but not anything similar from open play). Of course, the grit and determination forged in those gruelling nine-hour bus journeys from Nagrig to Cairo for training as a child created an elite mentality, that means Salah will be doing all he can to add many more similar goals to ensure he goes out on a high.The celebration against Galatasaray was a sign Salah's time in a Liverpool shirt was coming to an end, but the Egyptian will be hoping it isn't the last time he gets to bask in the adulation from The Kop after he's put the ball in the back of the net.Ryan PatonRyan is a senior journalist who specialises in Liverpool culture, features and entertainment news.