Jamie Carragher believes Mohamed Salah has risen alongside Kenny Dalglish and Steven Gerrard as Liverpool’s best players.
Salah extended his wonderful record at Old Trafford with a goal and two assists as Liverpool crushed arch-rivals Manchester United 3-0 on Sunday.
As Squawka has noted, the Egyptian is the only away player to have been directly involved in three or more Premier League goals at Old Trafford on more than one occasion.
Mohamed Salah is the only away player to have been directly involved in more than 3 goals in the Premier League at Old Trafford on more than one occasion.
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In addition, Salah has now registered 18 direct goals against Man Utd in the Premier League (12g/6a), which is the most by any player against the Red Devils in the history of the competition.
Of course, it’s not just against United that Salah thrives. The 32-year-old now has 214 goals and 92 assists in 352 appearances in all competitions since joining Liverpool from Roma in 2017.
Those goals helped launch Liverpool to the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and EFL Cup (x2) titles during the Jurgen Klopp era, among a host of domestic and continental honours.
Salah on the level of Dalglish and Gerrard, says Carragher
talking with Sky Sports after Sunday’s game, Carragher compared Salah’s level of dedication to that of former Man Utd and Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo.
However, one key difference according to Carragher is that Salah should not be linked with Saudi Arabia any time soon, as he now ranks alongside Dalglish and Gerrard as Liverpool’s best players.
“I think Mo Salah is obsessed, like Ronaldo, with records and longevity. Most of us think that when you get to 35, you’re done with football. The way this guy takes care of himself, I think he’s thinking about playing until he’s 40 , or at least in the late 30s. I don’t think there will be a Saudi situation next season,” Carragher said.
“He’s too good. He’s playing in the best league in the world, for one of the biggest clubs in the world. Whether it’s another season or two seasons, he’s up there with Kenny Dalglish and Steven Gerrard as the best players to play in Liverpool.
“He’s possibly the best wide player we’ve seen in the Premier League, even if he hasn’t got the medals that maybe some others have. Of course, you struggle to keep it. It’s not about throwing money at him. It’s not what you’ve done in the past, it’s what you’re doing in the future.
“When you get to 30, you can’t do what you used to do, but it might be different. Of course Liverpool want to keep him and Virgil van Dijk, but it will probably be about wages. They stay on the same salary because, in the next two or three years, will they still be the same players?
“This is the debate that will take place. I am very surprised that Salah is not playing for Liverpool next season because I think he will want to break every record in the club’s history.”
