Liverpool legend Ian Rush has claimed Mohamed Salah is currently the best player in the world and will only improve in the future.
The 29-year-old forward is on top of both the Premier League goalscoring and assists charts, and was awarded the Football Writers' Association Player of the Year this week.
Reds' icon Rush heaped praise on the Egyptian international when he collected his award, telling William Hill:
“In the last 10-15 years people have been talking about (Cristiano) Ronaldo and (Lionel) Messi and rightly so. But he wants to be the best in the world and in my opinion this year Mo is the best player in the world.
"He’s always improving, he’s 29 now so he wants to improve. He keeps himself fit which is something in his favour.
“He’s also not just a goalscorer now, when he first arrived people thought, ‘he can score goals’. I think he’s scored 32 goals this season, but I think he’s the top assist-maker with 15 goals too.
"When you can add that, that’s how he’s improving. But it’s not just his overall play, he’s improving when he hasn’t got the ball. When he’s got the ball we all know what he can do, but when he hasn’t got the ball he’s improved a tremendous amount.”
Salah out for "revenge" in Liverpool's Champions League final
The Pharaohs' captain has played a vital part in Jurgen Klopp's side across the campaign, with the Merseyside club still on for an unprecedented quadruple this season after they progressed past Villarreal to reach the Champions League final this week.
The Reds will meet Real Madrid on May 28 in Paris in a repeat of the 2018 final which Madrid won 3-1. During the clash in Kyiv, Salah was forced off due to a dislocated shoulder inflicted by Sergio Ramos, and the forward is more determined than ever to settle the score against Los Blancos.
Salah said via BBC Sport:
MANASEH_10
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You guys think Mane is better than Salah since Afcon but you don't realise that Salah was the one assisting Mane
wuyclmnpz
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ha...ha...very funny
mancsupporter
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Benzema>salah
Sonceklotu
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Alexander Arnold has 18 assists to Salah's 15. Robertson also has 15 assists. So how did Salah have the highest number of assists at LFC. Since AFCON, Mane has been the better player. Salah is great, he was probably the best at the beginning of the year. But the season is very long and the best contenders for balon D'or now are two - Benzema and Lewandowski.
in the league
kizadeikpz
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Alexander Arnold has 18 assists to Salah's 15. Robertson also has 15 assists. So how did Salah have the highest number of assists at LFC. Since AFCON, Mane has been the better player. Salah is great, he was probably the best at the beginning of the year. But the season is very long and the best contenders for balon D'or now are two - Benzema and Lewandowski.
lakexyd
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Salah is not even the best in Liverpool right now. Sadio Mane has played better especially in big games
sallah is the best footballer right now, because sadio mane is scoring just like benzema. u guys tot scoring is the only criteria to qualify player as the best, u madrid fun need to learn lot of football knowledge. just like u were compare messi with ronaldo which messi is faaaaaaaaaar more better player than ronaldo.........madrid won so many just because of they are number one curropt football club in the world but i wnt you wankers knw one thing 'KARMA is coming
Vetabciktu
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Liverpool best in the world
Roybcipt
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Only a delusional person thinks Salah is better than Benzema... Rubbish 🙄🙄🙄
salah is a winger..as a winger he is top goal scorer n top assist..do u think benzema is better than him?rubbish
wekakmpuy
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Salah is not even the best in Liverpool right now. Sadio Mane has played better especially in big games
Laecdmosy
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sadio is more for the team than salah
Useless go for their numbers for the season n stop that bias
Laecdmosy
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mtchewwww is Benz a winger
feoadnstz
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no ones better than Karim Benzema and Robert Lewandowski in the world rn.
Ben & li are top 9 not winger
feoadnstz
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he is a winger I agree with Rush
malone95
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Salah
malone95
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REVENGE TIME
Ahmedwafik
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sadio is more for the team than salah
So stop the biase & as it’s told below, Mane’s name wasn’t mentioned in this article so why the comparison ? Which will go for Salah’s sake statistically
Ahmedwafik
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sadio is more for the team than salah
Sala’s 13 assists topping chart in EPL proves he’s most Liverpool team player .. Salah’s 22 goals topping chart in EPL proves he’s individually best player
Qiutjagz
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Only a delusional person thinks Salah is better than Benzema... Rubbish 🙄🙄🙄
nimblmnosu
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no ones better than Karim Benzema and Robert Lewandowski in the world rn.
Lehbprstuy
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sadio is more for the team than salah
how you bring sadio to compare here is only mo Salah,s story
Tinblnoryz
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sadio is more for the team than salah
Musuarez
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careful, salah might stay permanently
before nko? we want him to stay!
Unitedforlife6
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every Liverpudlians are living for Paris 28 may
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careful, salah might stay permanently
niskuy
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No argument. 100% true
Musuarez
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every Liverpudlians are living for Paris 28 may
Fuoalmnpuz
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true