I agree that there will be only 3 teams seriously competing for the title. Man Utd are not going to be in the conversation when we get to the business end of the season. As you know I’m a big LFC fan, Salah & Mane will actually only miss 2 PL games during the African Nations. There are a couple of FA Cup rounds during that period so it’s not so bad. Keita will be going too but I don’t really worry about him missing.
Oh I did not know that they only missed 2 games I have heard Liverpool fans and other fans talk about it like it was a big problem for them. 2 games is nothing and I guess it depends on who you are playing at the time of them being away and hopefully they do not pick up injuries in the African Cup Of Nations. I guess it is not that bad then I thought the African Cup Of Nations was a bigger tournament but I have never watched it because I am not from Africa and my team players do not go to it. I think Manchester City and Liverpool will be the main teams to compete for the title then. Manchester City have struggled without a striker, Liverpool have Salah who is the best player in the premier league atm and Chelsea have Lukaku who I think is good but not always in the goal scoring mood like last weekend when he could not hit the target from a couple yards out. The Liverpool - Manchester City game yesterday can be one of the games that I loved to watch recently. The first half was quite boring to be honest. Manchester City dominated it but we haven't seen any goal. The real excitement started in the second half. Liverpool's contribution to the game changed the way the game goes to. Thanks to their big effort and scoring the first goal of the game, we watched an unforgettable game. Salah's goal was really superb like it was one of Messi's goals. 
At the end, there was a 2-2 tie but I bet that the fans of both teams are quite satisfied about the performance of their teams.
Salah is world class and I would take him in my team in a heartbeat and I think every other team in the league would want him in their 1st team. He created the 1st goal for Liverpool and he scored the best goal of the season for their 2nd without him they would probably lose that game to Manchester City. The only other player that is close to his ability is KDB for Manchester City but he has not been on top form for a while now and he did score yesterday but it was a unlucky deflection from a Liverpool defender. At the end, there was a 2-2 tie but I bet that the fans of both teams are quite satisfied about the performance of their teams.Why not just Pay the Salah what he wants because he deserves it. Also it’ll cost the club far more money to buy a replacement, who is unlikely to be as good and then the wages on top.