Albion boss Graham Potter admits he does not know how he plans to stop “out-of-this-world class” Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah this weekend.
Potter’s team face the daunting task of visiting Anfield on Saturday, with the Reds and Salah both in scintillating form.
Salah’s hat-trick in Liverpool’s 5-0 demolition of Manchester United last weekend saw the Egyptian score for the 10th successive match in all competitions and take his tally for the season to 15 goals.
Asked how do you stop the 29-year-old, Potter said: “That’s a very good question.
“At the moment he’s not world class, he out-of-this-world class! He is producing in all the big games too – Chelsea, Manchester City, Atletico Madrid, Manchester United.
“But, unfortunately for us, it’s not just him who is a top, top player for Liverpool. It’s a team. These top teams have wonderful individual players but they are also a unit and a team and we must try to deal with that.”
Potter’s side did deal with it last season, winning 1-0 at Anfield to break Liverpool’s long unbeaten home record in the Premier League spanning 68 matches.
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