Emile Heskey says Liverpool should be worried about Mohamed Salah's scoring slump.

Heskey insists it's down to the forward trying too hard and not getting the bounce of the ball.

“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," Heskey told Sky Sports.

“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."

Salah has wasted several opportunities in recent weeks as he goes in search of that elusive goal but Heskey has implored the talented player to make sure he thinks of the team first.

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

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