Kerkez shares Salah photo that underlines Liverpool icon’s legacy

Liverpool’s mid-season breather has produced a quiet but pointed reminder of Mohamed Salah’s enduring stature, after full-back Milos Kerkez posted a candid Instagram snapshot of the forward’s personal trophy cabinet during the squad’s brief London break.

With Arne Slot granting his players time away following a congested run of fixtures, social media has flickered with behind-the-scenes glimpses ahead of Saturday’s Premier League meeting with West Ham United at Anfield. Among them, Kerkez’s photo of Salah’s glittering collection of individual awards has resonated loudest, serving as visual evidence of a career that continues to set the benchmark at the highest level.

The timing is instructive. Days earlier, Salah’s influence was publicly questioned after the Reds’ hard-fought 1-0 victory at Nottingham Forest, during which the 32-year-old saw a late penalty saved. Former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin went so far as to quip that a stray plastic bag on the pitch “seemed to be having a bigger impact on the game than Mo Salah,” a line that fuelled fresh debate about the Egyptian’s current form.

Yet Kerkez’s simple post—intended merely to share a moment of downtime—has reframed the conversation, shifting focus from one subdued afternoon to a body of work spanning multiple seasons. The cabinet on display features two Premier League winner’s medals and a Champions League triumph among a host of personal accolades, honours most elite forwards never accumulate in a career, let alone while still active.

Liverpool enter the weekend sixth in the table, level on 45 points with Chelsea and Manchester United and separated only by goal difference. Every remaining fixture carries top-four jeopardy, beginning with the visit of West Ham, and the club will hope Salah channels any lingering scrutiny into a decisive performance on familiar turf.

Criticism has not been limited to pundits. Former England manager Sam Allardyce recently suggested Salah is wrestling with “some sort of mental block,” urging the forward to “bite the bullet, sit down, and make sure he starts scoring.” The remarks followed Salah’s visible frustration after being substituted in the closing stages of last month’s win over Aston Villa.

Slot’s side cannot afford further slip-ups if they are to secure Champions League qualification, and Salah’s response on the pitch remains the most persuasive rebuttal to doubters. Kerkez’s off-hand photograph may have been taken in a moment of leisure, but its publication has landed as a timely nudge of what Liverpool’s No. 11 has already delivered—and what they still require from him during the season’s defining stretch.