Mohamed Salah's legacy is secure - but there's still one thing Liverpool needs to do for him
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesMohamed SalahMohamed Salah will leave Liverpool this summer as one of the club's greatest ever players, but it's on Liverpool now to make sure he goes out on the terms he deservesMohamed Salah will go down as one of Liverpool's greatest ever players(Image: Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)The King is vacating his throne — but hopefully not before one last grand moment.After nine years, Liverpool will be bidding farewell to Mohamed Salah this summer. His place among the greatest Anfield icons is secure after a mesmerizing spell which has seen him climb into the top three of the club’s top goalscorers of all time, as well as fire the Reds to two Premier League titles and the Champions League, among other trophies.It is testament to the utmost professional he is - a player who has been held up as the ultimate example for his teammates to follow - that perhaps his finest hour came just last season, when simply no one came close to the levels he produced.READ MORE: Every word Mohamed Salah said on Liverpool teammates and fans in emotional exit messageREAD MORE: Liverpool releases statement on Mohamed Salah exit after granting him final wish at clubHe is the club’s greatest ever foreign player.
Salah’s decline was as sudden as it was unexpected after his heroics over the previous 12 months. There will be plenty of factors in play there, not least the grief he and his teammates suffered following the tragic passing of Diogo Jota.Liverpool must make sure Mohamed Salah goes out on his terms now(Image: Michael Regan, Getty Images/Getty Images For The Premier League)His legacy will not be tarnished though, even after that extraordinary outburst in December.
In many ways, that was a sign of the competitor he is, and the standards that he holds himself and his club to.Now, even in a season that has fallen so far of expectations - and not just for Salah by the way - he has the opportunity to go out in style, and on the terms befitting him.Throughout his time at Liverpool, Salah has held the Champions League above any other trophy. Long live the Egyptian King.James Findlater James Findlater is a Content Editor for Liverpool.com, bringing nearly a decade of experience to his coverage of Liverpool FC and the wider football landscape.