Mo Salah is no stranger to winning questionable penalties for Liverpool.
Chris Sutton has explained to The Daily Mail how Mo Salah’s theatrics could potentially cost Liverpool the Premier League title this season.
Salah has come under fire yet again for appearing to dive to win a penalty in Liverpool’s pulsating 4-3 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Television replays showed that Mamadou Sakho’s leg made no contact with the Reds hitman.
This is the latest controversy to centre around the Egypt international, who has also won penalties against Brighton and Newcastle in what were questionable decisions.
Jurgen Klopp’s side are only four points ahead of second-placed Manchester City in the Premier League title race.
And Sutton believes that Salah – who scored over 40 goals for Liverpool last season – is jeopardising his team’s chances of glory by risking a two-match ban.
He wrote in The Daily Mail: “Every time Mohamed Salah dives, he risks costing Liverpool the Premier League title. His tumble against Crystal Palace was the second time in the last month that Salah has gone down too easily.
“He won a penalty against Newcastle on Boxing Day after going to ground theatrically following the slightest of touches from Paul Dummett.
“If he keeps diving, he risks being hit with a two-game FA ban. Liverpool only need to slip up twice to put Mancester City back in the title driving seat.
“Without Salah’s firepower, would Liverpool have won the topsy-turvy game against Palace? This match proved that Klopp needs his main man available for every game.”
Liverpool are by no means a one-man team, but Sutton does have a point.
Klopp’s side are clearly far more dangerous with the African Player of the Year than without him, and if the Football Association were to issue him with a retrospective ban then that could potentially open the door for Pep Guardiola’s troops.
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