Micah Richards has raved about Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah in The Daily Mail and has said that he is now at the level of Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo.
The former Manchester City right-back has said that he wants Salah to sign a new contract with Liverpool.
The BBC Sport and Sky Sports pundit has been left stunned by the progress Salah has made during his time at Liverpool so far.
Praise for Liverpool star Mo Salah
Richards wrote in The Daily Mail: “I want Liverpool to finalise a new contract for him and I want him to stay in the Premier League for many more years. He is getting to the level now where we are talking about him being in the Premier League’s Hall of Fame, someone who could be in the all-time team.
“What a player he has become. He is so dangerous that in some matches you don’t see him for 80 minutes but then he will pop up with a goal or an assist. It’s not luck that happens. He’s at Cristiano Ronaldo levels now, the one-time winger who has redefined himself to become an ultimate scorer.
“If 2021 was spectacular for Salah, 2022 can be even more so. He looks a certainty at this stage to win the PFA Player of the Year but if Liverpool were to win the Champions League, he will also have an outstanding chance of lifting the Ballon d’Or.”
Bargain signing for Liverpool
In our opinion, Salah has proved to be a bargain signing for Liverpool.
Liverpool paid AS Roma £34 million in the summer of 2017 (BBC Sport).
Salah arrived at Liverpool as a ‘winger’, but the Egypt international has developed into a goal machine at Anfield.
The Liverpool no. 11 has scored 15 goals in 19 Premier League appearances already this season.
Salah scored 22 goals in the league last season and 19 in 2019-20.
The 29-year-old has won the Premier League and the Champions League with Liverpool.
And, in our view, Salah and Liverpool could still win more trophies.
Liverpool still have a very strong squad, and Salah is a player who is at the top of his game and is not showing any signs of slowing down.
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