Mohamed Salah touched the ball just 23 times during Liverpool 1-2 Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final. The Egyptian was nullified but showed why a new deal is a must.

For Mohamed Salah, a scorer of 32 goals in what looks to be a record-breaking campaign for Liverpool, that was again the case in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final defeat to Newcastle United. For a forward who is on his way to recording one of the greatest individual seasons of all time in the Premier League came the anomaly of Wembley: a match where the 32-year-old did not have a shot or create a chance in Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat.

Mohamed Salah once more wrote his name into Premier League history with his seventh EA SPORTS Player of the Month trophy. The Liverpool striker has matched Harry Kane and Sergio Aguero’s record with this accolade.