Rio Ngumoha believes that while Mohamed Salah has accomplished a lot for Liverpool since joining from AS Roma, he’s not the best winger in history.
Salah has become one of the most important players in modern Liverpool history, standing out as a major figure over the past decade.
This season, even with his form not always at its peak, Salah has played an important role throughout much of the campaign.
His performance against Brighton was especially impressive. He scored, provided an assist, and won a penalty in Liverpool’s 3-0 victory.
Beyond his contributions in attack, he’s also made noticeable improvements to his defensive work this season.
Rio Ngumoha picks Neymar over Mohamed Salah
Now 33, Salah has scored 251 goals and provided 121 assists during his time at Anfield. He’s also near the top of the Premier League’s all-time scoring charts.
But despite those numbers, Ngumoha doesn’t see him as the greatest winger ever. During a quick-fire Q&A with ESPN, Ngumoha chose Neymar when asked who he thought was the best winger of all time.
Neymar is now playing for Santos back in Brazil but has only managed one league appearance in 2026 due to a knee injury.
Virgil van Dijk among top defenders, says Rio Ngumoha
Elsewhere in the same interview, Ngumoha picked Brazilian Ronaldo as his choice for the best striker ever.
For midfield, he gave the nod to Zinedine Zidane, and didn’t hesitate to name Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk as his pick for top defender.
As expected by many, Lionel Messi rounded out his selections as the greatest overall player in football history.
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