Steven Gerrard has told Mohamed Salah that he is his favourite player at Liverpool.
Compliments simply do not get any bigger and better for any Reds star as the retired midfielder is widely considered as the club’s greatest ever player. While some have suggested that the £34.3 million (Sky Sports) man has managed to overtake the Englishman as the side’s best Premier League player of all time, the latter is still viewed as untouchable by the masses.
Considering just how much of an icon Steven Gerrard is at Liverpool, the fact that Mohamed Salah is his favourite player confirms how much of a legend the prolific wideman has become during his time at the club.
Steven Gerrard names Mohamed Salah as his favourite Liverpool player
The 30-year-old earned plaudits from the likes of Paul Scholes, Roy Keane and Patrice Evra after his sumptuous brace against Manchester United in his side’s latest 7-0 win. Furthermore, the Egyptian wideman, described as ‘very special’ by Jurgen Klopp managed to break Robbie Fowler’s record to become the club’s highest scorer in the Premier League till date.
After Mohamed Salah broke yet another record during his incredible spell in a Liverpool shirt, Steven Gerrard told him face-to-face that he is his favourite player.
“Growing up? [his favourite Liverpool player] John Barnes. Barnes was like yourself, a dribbler, exciting. He could score individual goals like yourself and he could change a game, and he could win a game. Now, my favourite is you.”
“It has to be you because Lio [his son], my Lio, he’s obsessed. He loves you more than me. You’re the only human he loves more than me. I’m second”, he said in a teaser for an exclusive interview set to be launched by the club.
The fact that a Liverpool great like Steven Gerrard is as head over heels about Mohamed Salah and is considered his as well as his son’s favourite player highlight’s the latter’s staggering impact in a 6-year period.
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