Manchester City vs Liverpool: Why to back Mohamed Salah to score at 7/2

Mohamed Salah recently made the headlines by announcing that he will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season.

The Egyptian King undoubtedly leaves Anfield as a legend, having inspired them to Premier League and Champions League titles with his phenomenal volume of goals and assists in a Reds shirt.

Jamie Carragher rates Salah as the sixth-greatest Liverpool player of all time, and other pundits and ex-Reds have rated him even higher.

Still, the winger will want to finish his time in Merseyside in the best way possible, starting with trying to inspire the Premier League holders into an FA Cup semi-final.

It will be a tough task away at Manchester City though, who have already beaten Liverpool twice this season in the Premier League.

The hosts got their hands on silverware before the international break, beating fellow title challengers Arsenal 2-0 in the Carabao Cup final.

The FA Cup provides another chance for City to win a trophy, in what is potentially Pep Guardiola's final season in charge.

The Spaniard has not renewed his contract at the Etihad Stadium, and his future will be decided at the end of the campaign.

Can Mohamed Salah inspire Liverpool to victory?

While Salah has not hit the heights of last season, he has scored in each of his last three FA Cup appearances.

The last Liverpool player to score in four successive FA Cup appearances was Emile Heskey in 2000/01, and the Egyptian will be hoping to emulate that.

Salah is the third-highest scorer in all competitions for the Reds this season (10), only behind Hugo Ekitike (17) and Dominik Szoboszlai (12).

In the Premier League, no Liverpool player also averages more shots per game than him (2.6), while his xG total (8.13) is only bettered by Ekitike (11.90).

These metrics all point towards Salah potentially finding the back of the net against City, and so we are happy to back Salah to score anytime at 7/2.

Mohamed Salah's record against Manchester City

Salah's individual record against City is superb, having scored 13 goals and produced a further eight assists in 25 appearances against them in all competitions.

He has only scored more goals against Tottenham and Manchester United (16) in his career, and only assisted more against Brighton & Hove Albion and Newcastle United (10).

In terms of his winning record, Salah has beaten City nine times, drawn six and lost 10.

Unfortunately, he has not lost more against any other opponent, which further highlights how difficult it will be for Liverpool to knock City out on Saturday.

Still, why the scoreline may go against the Reds, that does not mean that Salah cannot net against the Cityzens.

Indeed, five of his 13 strikes have not been accompanied by a Liverpool victory, which still makes the odds of him scoring appealing.

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