Salah injury threatens cruel unfinished ending at Liverpool

There was a look of disbelief on Mohamed Salah's face as he smiled wryly beneath the Anfield sun - surely it couldn't end like this.

For a moment, it was all so familiar. With Liverpool cruising at 2-0 against Crystal Palace, Salah cut in from the right with a trademark run before delivering a delicate back heel to Dominik Szoboszlai inside the penalty area.