Alan Shearer says he "would be amazed" if Liverpool don't find a solution to extend Mohamed Salah's Anfield contract.
And the Premier League's all-time leading scorer has credited Arne Slot for guiding the Reds to a 13-point lead without any major summer signings.
Salahis the division's leading scorer this term with 25 and his performances have inspiredLiverpoolto the status of overwhelming favourites to land a second title in five years
The Egypt international's performances have seen him spoken about as a potential Ballon d'Or winner this year
Shearer thinks the Reds will be able to tie down their top scorer to a new deal before he walks away as a free agent at the end of the campaign.
Shearer
“I think without a doubt that this is the best version of Mo Salah we've seen,"
"I said earlier in the season that we should see what happens in terms of a 1% drop in his levels due to his contract situation; but that hasn't happened, on the contrary he seems to be getting even better and stronger as the season goes on.
“There's still no word on his contract situation, but I'd be amazed if Liverpool don't sort something out to keep him at least for another year or two.
“Losing Mo Salah would be huge for Liverpool and the Premier League, because he's an iconic player.
“Everything he's doing right now seems to result in either a goal or an assist.
“Even against Newcastle on Wednesday night, Lewis Hall gave him a really good battle, but some of his bits of quality were just superb.
“He is an icon of the Premier League, no doubt about it.”
Shearer adds:
“What's impressed me the most about Liverpool this season is that, besides Federico Chiesa, they didn't sign anyone, which is really unusual.
“Other than Liverpool fans, and maybe Arne Slot, I'm not sure even he would have thought they could do as well as they have. They've just been strong in every position.
“It was largely thought that they needed a midfielder and they went for Martin Zubimendi, before the season, but they couldn't get him.
“They've stuck with what they had, with Chiesa hardly having played at all.
“That is what's impressed me, having gone again with basically the same team.
“They look stronger than anyone else in midfield, and similarly in forward positions because they've got so many options.
“Certainly in defence as well, they have given one or two chances away, but in the main Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk have been absolutely superb.
“Wherever you look, all over the pitch, they've been dominant and you can't say anything other than that they've been the best team by an absolute mile.”
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