'There Isn't Anyone Better Than Salah In The World Now'
06 October, 2021
Former Liverpool star Jamie Carragher says there isn't any footballer in the world playing better than Mohamed Salah at the moment.
Salah took his tally to nine goals in nine matches across all competitions this season with a stunning individual effort in the Reds' 2-2 draw with Manchester City on Sunday.
Carragher feels the Egyptian forward is already one of the club's best players ever and urged the Merseysiders to tie him down to a contract extension.
"I don't think there's anyone playing better in the world or in Europe at the moment," Carragher said on Sky Sports.
"His record at the start of this season has been absolutely outstanding.
"You can never really question him for what he's done at Liverpool – if at all – but right now is as probably as sharp and as good as I've ever seen him. His finish was world-class and he is world-class.
"I said this over the last couple of weeks – he is one of the greatest players to play for Liverpool. The club have lost Roger Hunt in the last few days, one of the greatest goalscorers the club has ever seen.
"Mo Salah is one of them, in terms of Ian Rush, Roger Hunt... Mo Salah is up there. He goes into a Liverpool greatest XI.
"You think of the greatest players Liverpool have had – he goes on that right side, there's absolutely no doubt about it.
"I know the situation Liverpool are in. They don't have the finances of Manchester City when you think of the wages they give out. But right now, Salah is playing as well as anyone in European football.
"Liverpool cannot afford to let his contract situation drag on, with the threat they could lose him in the next two years. This is a guy who really looks after himself, and you can see that when he takes his top off when he scores a goal.
"I'm not saying he's going to be like Cristiano Ronaldo when he's 35 or 36, still topping the goalscoring charts, but I think this lad's got a lot in him as he goes into his 30s.
"It's imperative that at his peak he's still scoring goals in the red shirt of Liverpool."
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za