Is Salah's cup finals record his Achilles heel?

Alongside his team-mates, it was a difficult day for Liverpool talisman Mohamed Salah at Wembley on Sunday.

In the 2-1 loss to Newcastle, the forward failed to record a shot or create a chance for his side.

But, in a season in which his incredible Premier League form looks set to take the Reds to a title in Arne Slot's first campaign in charge, a bad day at the office can be forgiven.

However, was it just an off-day? Or a familiar tale for Salah?

There is no question that the Egypt captain's goals and assists have been crucial on a number of occasions on route to cup finals, but when he gets there, there seems to be a struggle to produce the same numbers.

In seven major cup finals for Liverpool (not including Community Shields and European Super Cups), Salah has scored just the one goal - a penalty against Tottenham in the 2018-19 Champions League final - and not provided an assist.

The penalty means he has failed to score a goal from open play in any of those finals.

Salah has been unfortunate on a couple of those occasions, being forced off through injury in the 2018 Champions League final defeat by Real Madrid and in the first half of the Reds' 2022 FA Cup final penalty shoot-out win over Chelsea.

Salah's statistics and records speak for themselves and there is no doubt he will go down in history as one of Liverpool's greats - but is this record in cup finals (both for club and country) the one chink in Salah's impressive armour?

How do you feel about Salah's record in finals, Liverpool fans? Is it a frustration? Or do his goal contributions elsewhere mean this record can be forgiven?

Let us know