Liverpool arguably have the best player in the world at the moment.
Yes, he only finished seventh in the Ballon d’Or stakes but Mohamed Salah is an absolute beast for Liverpool and their most important player by a thousand miles.
With 23 goals in 26 outings across all competitions this season, the 29-year-old remains absolutely vital for manager Jurgen Klopp.
And when he returns from Africa Cup of Nations duty, the German manager will need to use him immediately.
That’s because, as mentioned, Salah’s goalscoring statistics are simply undeniable and the Reds will need him in their Champions League campaign against Inter Milan.
The Egypt international could be coming back to Merseyside as an Africa Cup of Nations winner.
Tonight, Salah will face off against Cameroon in the semi-final of the competition.
On the opposite side, Vincent Aboubakar will be among those trying to end the Liverpool player’s dream of international glory.
And the 30-year-old striker has already moved with the mind games, telling The 24 that he believes Salah might be potentially overrated in his eyes.
He said: “He doesn’t impress me much. I say it clearly because I’m an honest person and I have my way of seeing things. If he impressed me, I would say so. But he doesn’t impress me much.”
Aboubakar is a respectable striker in his own rights, someone who earns £96,000 per week with Saudi outfit Al Nassr.
But let’s be honest, the Liverpool attacker is on another level to him across every possible metric – wage, performance and star status – and this is probably an early attempt to get under the player’s skin, rather than a genuine opinion.
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