Mohamed Salah’s blistering form was nowhere to be seen as Liverpool were beaten by Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final.
Salah has enjoyed his most productive campaign to date at Anfield, scoring 32 goals and making 22 assists in all competitions.
His form has led to calls for Salah to win the Ballon d’Or award and be officially recognised as the best player in the world.
The 32-year-old was hoping to fire Liverpool to yet another trophy at Wembley on Sunday but came up short as Newcastle sealed a 2-1 win to end their long wait for silverware.
Dan Burn’s powerful headed put Newcastle in front on the stroke of half-time and in-form striker Alexander Isak doubled the Magpies’ lead shortly after the break.
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Federico Chiesa pulled a goal back for Liverpool in injury-time but Newcastle held on to win their first trophy since 1969.
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With just 23 touches of the ball, Salah was surprisingly subdued at Wembley as part of a Liverpool attack that rarely threatened Nick Pope’s goal.
