Salah is in his worst goal scoring drought of his Premier League career having now gone nine games without scoring for The Reds who have been poor in attack to say the least.
His most recent league goal came on 1st November against Aston Villa and many are worried that the Egyptian king does not have what it takes to cut it in the English top flight anymore.
Slot jumped to Salah’s defence in his latest press conference ahead of the clash against West Ham this weekend as he took a shot at his lacklustre attack.
“He set his own standards and they are so, so, so high the moment he doesn't score for a few games, people are surprised, so that is the big compliment
“Mo we are used to scoring goals. We also know, even in my time, it has happened, I've had questions about Mo not scoring for three or four games, but he always scores again.
“He is not our only attacker who doesn't score as much as he was used to. It is not that the focus should be all on him, Hugo and Cody haven't either, so it is a team thing. But we keep clean sheets, so they don't need to score as many. We scored six versus Qarabag and four against Newcastle.”
The 33-year-old has been regularly linked to a move to Saudi Arabia and as the summer approaches, reports suggest that he will open to a move as he escapes the Premier League.
A win against West Ham this weekend would help Liverpool’s chances of securing Champions League football as they battle with Manchester United and Chelsea.