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Liverpool Fans Give Strong Mo Salah Verdict After He Makes PL History v Brighton

After a week of torment for the Anfield faithful, Mohamed Salah was back strutting his stuff in a Liverpool strip after replacing Joe Gomez inside half an hour of their Premier League meeting with Brighton & Hove Albion. The reception he received, as expected, was raucous from the home fans – but how did the Egyptian forward perform in his first appearance since those comments?

Something of an unfamiliar feeling for him, three weeks of not being in Slot's starting line-up was enough for Salah to hit out at the Dutchman following Liverpool's 3-3 draw with Leeds United, with him claiming the club had 'thrown him under the bus'. "I used to have a good relationship (with Slot). Now we don’t have any relationship and I don't know why," he said.

T Key Statistic: Only Ian Rush (346) and Roger Hunt (285) has scored more goals than Mohamed Salah's 250 in the history of Liverpool.

Without a doubt a legend in Anfield circles, 33-year-old Salah threw his time at the club into doubt with his incendiary remarks in the Elland Road mixed zone and there were questions over whether he would ever play in Liverpool colours again. That question, however, was answered on Saturday afternoon as he was subbed on, to the sound of applause, in the 25th minute.

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Recalled after being excluded from their Champions League squad to face Inter Milan in the week, Salah was initially named on the bench with Dominik Szoboszlai – who is, statistically, one of the best-performing players in the Premier League right now – in his place on the right flank. But he quickly got the chance to silence any doubters when his excellence was called upon.

An injury to Gomez meant that Slot was forced to rely on Salah earlier than many expected and Szoboszlai reverted to a role at right-back as the Egypt international assumed his typical position – on the right wing with Hugo Ekitike through the middle and Florian Wirtz on the opposite flank.

He may have missed a golden opportunity to mark his return to Anfield with a goal in added time, but there was still plenty to enjoy about the former Chelsea man's performance.

Energetic as soon as he entered the fray, "Mo Salah, Mo Salah running down the wing" was belted out by the match-going home supporters as they welcomed back a club legend. His assist, albeit a rather simple one, just proved what he is able to provide Slot and his entourage when he's picked. Ekitike met the Egyptian's cross to nod home, but the delivery was well-placed, it must be said.

Said assist now means that Salah has the most goal contributions (277) for a single club in the history of the Premier League, but there was much else to like about his performance. He created five chances, took 46 touches of the ball – eight of which were inside Brighton's 18-yard box – and his crossing was nothing short of pinpoint. Did he prove his worth? Definitely.