Michael Owen has offered a theory as to why Liverpool haven’t offered Mohamed Salah a contract extension, with time running out to agree new terms. Salah has once again been in sensational form this season, recording 12 goals and 10 assists in 19 appearances under Arne Slot.

I'll give you the answer: all three of them were nominated for FIFA's The Best Men's Attacker accolade ahead of Mohamed Salah. Salah is objectively markedly better than all three of those players, and the snub is clearly nothing to do with his contributions on the pitch.

And yet the views of Liverpool fans who hold up a banner reading ‘He fires a bow, now give Mo his dough’ — a reference to Salah’s new goal celebration — have an equally compelling case. With 10 goals and six assists in 12 appearances in the league and 12 goals and 10 assists in all competitions, he is one of the most in-form players in the world.

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah is in the final year of his contract at Anfield. The Egyptian attacker has been in the form of his life this season, taking Liverpool to the top of the Premier League and the Champions League standing.