Mo Salah wants only one extra purpose to overtake Thierry Henry’s tally of 175 objectives, additional cementing his standing as a real nice of the Premier League period.
The Egyptian King drew degree with Henry when he netted in opposition to Manchester United not too long ago, albeit there stays hypothesis over his future at Liverpool, together with his contract at the moment because of expire on the finish of the season.
Ought to the 32-year-old lengthen his deal although, he may strengthen his case to be thought to be the best Premier League participant ever in the course of the subsequent few years.
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Mo Salah (Picture credit score: MI Information/NurPhoto by way of Getty Pictures)
Salah isn’t the primary huge man to be thought to be a generational nice whereas plying his commerce at Anfield.
John Barnes is revered by Liverpool followers after dazzling throughout 10 years on the membership, delivering league titles in each 1988 and 1990.
John Barnes
Earlier this season, a web-based ballot requested supporters who was higher, Salah or Barnes. A complete of 60 per cent opted for Barnes, whereas Steve Nicol has additionally beforehand mentioned he thought the England worldwide had the sting over Salah.
What does the person himself suppose? “Effectively, I feel Mo is nearly higher than me to be trustworthy with you, as a result of I’m 61 years previous now and I’ve received a foul shoulder and a foul knee, so I feel he simply pips it!” Barnes joked as he spoke to FourFourTwo.
“However you possibly can’t evaluate eras – if I used to be enjoying now, I’d play on the correct, coming in with my left foot to attain, reasonably than taking place the road.
“Mo doesn’t play in the identical place as me, it’s like saying ‘Is Mo higher than Steven Gerrard?’ or ‘Is Mo higher than Alan Hansen?’.
“If Mo was enjoying in my day, he wouldn’t rating these objectives, as a result of he would have been enjoying on the left and crossing the ball for Ian Rush and John Aldridge, so to match folks in several positions is loopy.
“However I simply say that any nice participant from Liverpool in any period is similar.”
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The very best Premier League participant ever?
Mo Salah (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Henry is regarded by some because the most interesting participant in Premier League historical past – if Salah stays at Liverpool for a while but, Barnes acknowledged that he may develop into the very best Premier League participant ever.
“Completely, after all he can,” Barnes mentioned, talking on the LiveScore Dwell Fan Occasion in Liverpool. “However so can Kevin De Bruyne or Erling Haaland, there are many gamers who can.
John Barnes (Picture credit score: LiveScore)
“It’s tough to say ever as a result of there’s all the time going to be a participant – 10 years in the past it will have been, I don’t know, Wayne Rooney. Now we’re speaking about Mo Salah, and in 10 years’ time there’ll be another person.
“However even when he leaves, Mo would nonetheless be one of many best Premier League gamers ever, even now. I gained’t say the very best, as a result of there have been nice ones previously, however he completely could be one in all them.”
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