Mo Salah warned he’s developing towards “prime 10 left-back on the earth” – Liverpool FC

Fulham took factors off Arsenal final weekend, so Liverpool have been warned forward of their go to of the Cottagers.

The Reds continued their near-perfect begin to the season within the Champions League in midweek, successful 1-0 away to Girona.

Premier League commitments take centre stage once more for Liverpool on Saturday, as they welcome Fulham to Anfield for an additional vital sport.

Marco Silva’s aspect are tenth within the desk after a strong begin to the season, with final Sunday’s 1-1 draw at residence to Arsenal highlighting the menace they pose.

Forward of Saturday’s sport, This Is Anfield spoke to Kyle Bonn (@the_bonnfire) to get the lowdown on Fulham‘s season, the important thing battles on Saturday and extra.

How blissful are you with Fulham’s season to date?

Thrilled. Each time I really feel like this flawed squad shall be uncovered, Marco Silva comes up with new methods to plug the gaps and paper over their greatest holes.

That’s precisely what an amazing mid-table supervisor does.

Even in defeat, Fulham are aggressive no matter their opponent. It’s been nearly unattainable to fault their performances or outcomes thus far.

Are they good? After all not.

However most of the time they’re proper in matches and provides themselves an amazing likelihood to compete.

Are you able to end in Europe?

Can they? Certain. Will they? It will likely be robust.

They’re battling with some actually good golf equipment for these locations, and whereas they’re giving it an excellent run, there have been some optimistic outcomes that really feel as if they might expertise a regression within the second half.

Even when they proceed this way, they presently sit tenth, and climbing three or 4 locations seems like fairly a problem.

Nonetheless, the groups instantly above them – Bournemouth, Brighton and Brentford – aren’t markedly higher than Fulham and there’s undoubtedly an opportunity of climbing into European locations.

It simply seems like a lower than 50 p.c likelihood.

Who’ve been Fulham’s finest gamers? Who has struggled?

That is an fascinating query a couple of workforce whose complete is larger than the sum of its elements.

Nonetheless, simply the highest two performers have been Bernd Leno and Antonee Robinson.

These two gamers have been distinctive for one more season, and they’re each close to the highest of their place in the complete Premier League.

I made the declare that Robinson is a prime 10 left-back on the earth earlier this season and I stand by that.

One other prime performer is Alex Iwobi, who has been an excellent addition to the squad in his time with the membership. He’s one of the vital underrated gamers within the Premier League and has been precisely what this workforce has been lacking.

The one participant to really battle is Issa Diop, who has by no means lived as much as his £15 million price ticket.

He makes rash challenges, has no restoration capacity as soon as crushed and struggles to man-mark.

Sadly, he’s been compelled into motion with Joachim Andersen struggling for health and Calvin Bassey persevering with to have disciplinary points.

What are your ideas on Arne Slot?

I imply, what’s there to say?

I don’t suppose anybody of their wildest goals anticipated Slot to slip so easily into this squad.

His success ought to take nothing away from what Jurgen Klopp achieved with the membership, however we’ve realized two issues from Slot’s early success.

First, he’s only a rattling good supervisor who has discovered precisely what strings to tug with every particular person participant to make them higher. Second, that is only a higher, well-rounded squad than possibly of us thought.

Liverpool have been a singular state of affairs as a result of Klopp didn’t depart on the premise of unsolvable issues, so Slot was due to this fact not tasked with discovering main options, and but he’s managed to unlock a brand new gear.

It’s actually spectacular.

How do you assess the title race?

Liverpool, and everybody else. Significantly. It’s yours to lose. Don’t screw it up!

Looking forward to Saturday, the place are the important thing battles?

The largest battle, unquestionably, shall be Mo Salah towards Robinson.

Salah can, and normally does, beat any full-back on the earth throughout 90 minutes, and he’ll completely have no less than an enormous likelihood or two on this match.

For Robinson, will probably be about limiting his affect and forcing him to search out teammates fairly than take good pictures himself.

The opposite key battle shall be Darwin Nunez towards himself.

That man, man. He simply can not determine it out in entrance of aim, and it’s killing Liverpool.

What’s your prediction?

I like how Fulham have competed towards prime sides this yr, and for that purpose I feel they’re able to making a large number of this sport.

But coming to Anfield and strolling away with factors, particularly towards this Liverpool aspect, has not simply been out of attain for a membership like Fulham, however for almost everybody.

I feel the Reds will win 2-1 on the finish of an in depth and entertaining match.