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How Mohamed Salah stepped up for Liverpool and proved why he is Man City's ultimate kryptonite

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The Egyptian bagged his ninth goal of the season in the 3-1 win against Manchester City with a superb first-half header





Salah now has four goals against Manchester City for Liverpool.

In ancient Egyptian mythology, the looped-cross symbol of the ankh represents life and the power to sustain it; Mohamed Salah, struggling with an ankle injury for several weeks, was rebirthed to his deadly finishing existence against Manchester City.
Even more pertinently, it was a fierce cross from Andy Robertson that allowed the No. 11 to head in Liverpool’s second with such finesse. It was symbol made flesh.
Against City, Anfield played witness to the latent resurrection of Salah on the league season’s biggest stage so far. Doubling Liverpool’s advantage in the momentous 3-1 win, he scored his sixth league goal of the season and once again proved his capability to step up in the moments that matter the most.
This was, of course, played against the backdrop of a contextual period of hardship for Salah. The ankle injury sustained in Liverpool’s win over Leicester City in early October had robbed him of his customary dynamism and decisive contributions. So much so, in fact, that he had been training individually and was having fluid drained from it frequently.




Salah has been battling through the pain of an ankle injury lately, but has still been making vital contributions. 

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