There are times when Salah has required more precision - Everton's Jordan Pickford saved well in the Merseyside derby, but a better effort might have beaten him - that illustrates how narrow the margins can be.
Salah's chance conversion last season, 32 league goals from 67 shots on target, was unsustainably high for even the finest of finishers.
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