Southampton vs. Liverpool: Opposition threat

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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 04: Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates after scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on February 4, 2018 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) /

The Egyptian has been arguably been player of the season, as well as buy of the 2017/18 season, having chipped in with 21 Premier League goals, only second to Spurs Harry Kane on 23.

Salah possesses immense pace, almost blistering and is quite possibly the fastest player in the Premier League, and is therefore an absolute nightmare to play against, the threat of a counter attack is high due to this.

With this, his dribbling and finishing ability have been to boot, against Spurs last weekend, Salah scored a fantastic solo goal in which he dribbled past three players to score his second for Liverpool. It has gotten to the point where the Merseyside club fans call him the Egyptian Messi.

It is hard to say how to stop a player of his calibre and form, other than that he will need to be marked tightly and not be shown onto his left foot, as this is his most clinical side, saying this will be much easier said than done.