Djimi Traore cites ‘insane’ reason which could plausibly explain Mo Salah’s goalscoring decline

Djimi Traore has claimed that Mo Salah has been a victim of the ‘insane’ demands on elite footballers in the modern era and has attributed the Liverpool winger’s decline in goalscoring output this season to his vast workload finally catching up with him.

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In eight full seasons at Liverpool prior to this one, the Egyptian had never scored fewer than 23 goals for the Reds across all competitions.