Mohamed Salah branded ‘yesterday’s man’ by ex-Liverpool winger in damning verdict

Mohamed Salah is ‘yesterday’s man’ in the eyes of former Liverpool winger Mark Kennedy.

The Irishman appeared on Weekend talkSPORT Breakfast to discuss the demise of the Egyptian this season.

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After playing an instrumental role in the Reds claiming the Premier League title last year, Salah‘s form has dropped off a cliff.

The forward has four goals and six assists in the top-flight this year, which is way down on his usual numbers.

Of course, you can’t just judge by statistics, and he doesn’t pass the eye test this year.

On way too many occasions he has made the wrong decision in the final third.

Then couple that with his outburst after the draw at Elland Road before the Africa Cup of Nations, and you have a player who has become a problem for Arne Slot this year.

Speaking on Weekend talkSPORT Breakfast before Liverpool‘s 5-2 win over West Ham, he said: “I am going to be controversial here. When I look at Salah’s stats last year, they’re absolutely phenomenal.

“But every time I watch Liverpool, I never liked Salah. I think his ball retention is really, really poor. He gives up a lot of possession, and I’ve been really vocal when I speak to people about Salah this year.

“I am a Liverpool fan, I am a big fan of Salah, I think he’s amazing, but I think he’s yesterday’s man.

“I am not surprised by his performances this year because I’ve actually been saying it for a long time.

“I think that has affected Liverpool because when you look at what Liverpool have lost from last year, they’ve lost a huge amount of goals.

“Salah got 29 in the Premier League last year, he’s got four.

“Then you look at Salah’s behaviour and his comments…

“While he may have a point, it just doesn’t help anybody, and I just think it has been a big distraction, but Liverpool have lost a huge amount of firepower.”

A strange saga

Salah only signed a new contract at Anfield last year, but in December 2025, he indicated his time with the club was potentially over.

In an incredibly rare post-match interview after an awful start to the season, the Reds legend accused the club of throwing him under the bus.

He said: “I’m very disappointed, I’ve done so much for this club.

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“Everyone has seen it in recent years, especially last season.

“I don’t know why I’m sitting on the bench.

“It feels like the club is throwing me under the bus, that’s how I feel. I think it’s very clear that someone will blame me.

“The club promised me a lot in the summer, but I’ve been on the bench for three games. I can’t say they’ve kept their promises.”

He even said his relationship with Salah was broken.

“I have said many times that I have a good relationship with the manager, but suddenly we don’t have a relationship anymore. I don’t know why.

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“It seems to me someone doesn’t want me in the club.

“It’s not acceptable for me. I don’t know why that happened always to me, I don’t get it.”

He then went away to AFCON and hasn’t picked up form since returning.

Liverpool scored five times against West Ham, and Salah didn’t directly contribute to one.

And Jermaine Pennant believes that Salah’s decline is sad.

Speaking on the latest edition of Inside Liverpool, he said: “When you watch what he’s done for us over nine seasons, it’s been nothing but phenomenal.

“And when you see a player all of a sudden have a 29-goal season and then have four three-quarters of the way through…that’s a massive drop-off, that is huge.

“It’s hard to see and hard to watch, you look at Mo and see what he’s done for us over the years, this is not him.”

He added: “But, every player at some point in their career will have a slow decline, the goals will start drying up, they won’t be as efficient as they once were.

“There are a lot of things that come into it – each season goes by, each season you get older.

“But on top of that, he’s lost his partner in crime in Trent, and there’s a lot of team shuffling, different manager, different style, all those things in one is never going to be easy for whoever you are.”