Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has told Sky Sports that Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal are a top team, as are Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City.
Salah made the comments about Arsenal while looking ahead to the Premier League game between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Monday evening.
The Egypt international forward is looking forward to playing against the Red Devils, and has said that he considers Arsenal among the top teams and always wants to play against the Gunners.
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah on Arsenal
Salah told Sky Sports: “Manchester United is always a special game for the city, for the fans and for everyone around the world.
“Maybe the biggest two teams in England history-wise, so I think it’s a special game for everybody.
“United, City, Chelsea, Arsenal – these top teams, you always want to play against them. It’s always going to be a derby.
“That competition between Liverpool and Manchester United is always going to be there because we’ve won the league a few times, they’ve won the league a few times.
“There’s always that competition between both teams and it’s going to be there forever because, history-wise, it’s the biggest two teams in England.”
On the up
Arsenal have not won the Premier League title for years and have also fallen out of the UEFA Champions League places in recent times.
However, things are on the up now for the Gunners, and the Emirates Stadium faithful are having a great time at the moment.
Arsenal have won their opening three Premier League games of the season and are very much in the running for the Champions League places in the league table this campaign.
The Gunners are one of the biggest clubs in the world and have a global fanbase.
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah naming Arsenal among the top teams in England indicates just how highly the Gunners are rated by the players.
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