Mohamed Salah makes Arsenal admission after scooping Liverpool award

LIVERPOOL ECHO

Mohamed Salah hopes that Liverpool’s performance in their draw against Premier League leaders Arsenal will provide a boost for the upcoming run.

The Reds star was on target against Mikel Arteta’s side as he fired home to halve the deficit on the stroke of half-time. After the break, Diogo Jota was brought down by Rob Holding providing an opportunity for the Egpytian to equalise from the penalty spot but he squandered his effort firing wide for the second time this season.

Liverpool rose to eighth as a result of the point but the share of the spoils meant that Jurgen Klopp’s men failed to close the gap between them and the top four.

Salah was awarded the Standard Charter Player of the Month for the second time this season after winning the award for December. During March, he became the club’s all-time Premier League goalscorer overtaking Robbie Fowler after netting in the rout over Manchester United.

Three of the Reds’ upcoming games are against teams in the lower reaches of the Premier League table with two of those coming away from Anfield – Leeds United on Monday then West Ham in the penultimate game of the month.