“He set his own standards and those are so high and the moment he doesn’t score for a few games people are immediately surprised – that is the biggest compliment he can get,” said Slot. “With data you can use it to your advantage or disadvantage but not to use the FA Cup game – if we play a Premier League side – you could argue if that is fair. “Three games ago he had an assist and a goal against a very good Premier League team in Brighton so that is the reality and then you can change data and say he did not score in nine Premier League games. “He is not our only attacker at this moment in time that doesn’t score as much as we are used to. He has scored just two league goals during Salah’s drought and he has had an extra month due to the Egyptian’s Africa Cup of Nations involvement and that has been compounded by some poor individual performances.

Source: Express February 27, 2026 10:15 UTC