"With his assist for Hugo Ekitike in the second half, Salah overtook Wayne Rooney to claim the record for goal contributions by a player for a single club in the Premier League era, with 188 goals and 89 assists. He could have added further gloss to that tally had he not spurned a glorious late opportunity to put Liverpool 3-0 up in front of the Kop."
"Those two incidents alone serve as a microcosm of Slot's dilemma as he tries to determine exactly where his aging superstar should fit into his team's evolving ecosystem. Against Brighton, the 33-year-old Salah was not at his prolific best, yet his impact on the game after being introduced from the bench in the first half was impossible to refute."
Mohamed Salah delivered a notable final performance for Liverpool by assisting Hugo Ekitike as Arne Slot's side beat Brighton 2-0, surpassing Wayne Rooney's single-club Premier League goal contributions record with 188 goals and 89 assists. He later missed a chance to make the scoreline 3-0. His role raised selection dilemmas for Slot given his age and changing team dynamics, though his impact after a first-half substitution was clear. Salah had recently claimed he was 'thrown under the bus' by Liverpool; the club omitted him from the trip to Italy, a decision followed by a win over Inter Milan.
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