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Former Liverpool striker Emile Heskey has told Mohamed Salah what he needs to do amidst the difficult run of form in front of goal the 26-year-old currently finds himself in.

The Egyptian international has gone seven games without a goal for the Reds, his longest run since arriving at the club, at a time where Jurgen Klopp really needs him firing on all cylinders with the Premier League and Champions League still to play for.

Against Fulham last time out, the former Chelsea and Roma man looked visibly desperate to end his barren run and, in doing so, seemed to neglect his teammates who were in better goal-scoring positions.

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What's he said?

Speaking to Sky Sports, Heskey said: "He's still got 17 goals, so he's not having that bad a season but he's probably just trying a little bit too hard.

"He's looking at the season before when he was scoring all these goals, confidence was high, things were ricocheting then going in. He's not getting that luck now, but he still wants to get the goals and everyone is still looking at him as that go-to guy for the goals.

"There's times when he should be passing the ball but he's wanting to score himself. That is the danger.

"When you're going through that patch you need the balance. You need to know when to pass the ball, when to take the shot."

Salah has to put the team first

Admittedly, like we saw in the 3-1 win over Bayern Munich, Salah is still making a massive contribution even if he isn't necessarily finding the back of the net himself.

However, the game against the Cottagers, as mentioned, was the perfect example of a player letting a goal drought get the better of him - Salah was doing everything he shouldn't do in a barren run of goal-scoring form.

He may feel that he needs to be the one scoring, and that he is the main man in the team, but with the season at such a delicate, poignant stage, he needs to be mature, unselfish and sensible, as Heskey alludes to.

The former Leicester and Reds forward, who is something of a cult hero for Liverpool fans, scored over 150 goals throughout his career and embarked on his fair share of goal droughts, so Salah should take note of the words of wisdom.