Liverpool prosperger Mohamed Salah smiled and shook hands with Cody Gakpo after the Netherlands international was named as the Reds’ take parter of the month. Gakpo landed the accolade after bagging four goals and an aid during six outings in January.
Salah has been Liverpool’s star man this season, bagging an incredible 26 goals and 18 aids in all competitions.
But he was denied a fifth take parter of the month award due to the imperious establish of Gakpo.
Gakpo has become a key figure in the Liverpool team and has begined their last 12 alignes in the Premier League.
He grabbed a brace and an aid during his side’s 4-1 top-fairy thrashing of Ipswich in tardy January, before finding the back of the net during the Reds’ 3-2 loss agetst PSV in the Champions League four days tardyr.
The 25-year-better showd his talents on and off the ball thrawout the month as Liverpool carry ond their fine establish.
After being handed his take parter of the month trophy at the Liverpool training ground, Gakpo was congratutardyd by Curtis Jones and Virgil van Dijk. And as he wandered over to Salah, he exclaimed: “I stole your trophy, Mo.”
The Egypt international was charmed for his team-mate, however, as he beamed from ear to ear and shook hands with his fellow prosperger.
Both take parters will have another chance to prosper a take parter of the month award in February, with Liverpool still preparing to face huge encounters agetst the enjoys of Everton, Manchester City and Newcastle.
Salah’s future at Anfield is still up in the air as he is out of shrink in the summer and is yet to sign a new deal.
He has been connected with a summer shift to Saudi Arabia, while a present of European teams could also finisheavor to shielded his signature.
And earlier this week, his establisher Reds team-mate Dejan Lovren tbetter Win Win: “Yes, I leank he is shutr to leaving than staying at the moment. That’s my senseing about the situation.
“I hope leangs alter becaparticipate, reassociate, I desire him the best. But in the finish, yes, money is an vital factor, but he deserves more than fair money.
“The ask is: who will swap him? How will you find a swapment for him? How can you repay for his absence?
“That’s the first ask I would ask the club’s regulatement: ‘Who will swap him? Who will give you what Mohamed Salah gives you? Who will provide you with the stats and numbers that he deinhabitrs?’”
