Mo's performance against United was disappointing. I anticipated a drop in form due to his involvement in AFCON, as Mo is someone who relies on building his form gradually. A good preseason sets him up well for the season, but if he misses games, it takes him a few matches to regain his usual level. The certainty of a drop in form grew when he suffered an injury and it was revealed he'd be out for an extended period.
Mo is Mo, in a game or two he'll be back to averaging 1g and 1a per game, but truth is that our frontline, with Jota out for a long time, simply can't afford to have the second best finisher in the team (I consider Jota to be our best finisher) pulling blanks even if for 2 or 3 games. As much as I like Nunez and Diaz, those lads are not exactly Mane and Firmino. If Mo's form drop you can't expect one of them to step up and get himself a brace every game for a run of 3 or 4 games until things are back in order.
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