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Instead, it’s team trophies that are often seen as the deciding factor.

Salah certainly looks like he’ll be getting a Premier League winner’s medal in the next few months, but he may well need a Champions League one to go with it if he is to be crowned the world’s best player

The truth is, though, he shouldn’t need that - Salah IS the best player in the world right now.

Mohamed Salah is undoubtedly the best player in the world right now

The fact that two fifth-place finishes is as close as he has come in the past to the Ballon d'Or is not a fair reflection of a player who has been in the top tier of stars for years now - even if not everyone recognizes that.

Regardless of whether he goes on to win another European crown with Liverpool this season, his efforts deserve some kind of reward

The fact that the former Watford man didn’t even see fit to include Salah in his team of the week after that performance against City gives you some insight into why his managerial career lasted a grand total of six games.

If there is any justice in soccer - which you could absolutely argue there isn’t - and if the 32-year-old carries this form until the end of the season, then there should be no doubt about his status, and Jamie Carragher’s theory that only a “major” tournament win might be enough to win the Ballon d'Or should be tossed aside

Mohamed Salah is the best player in the world, and it’s time he was finally recognized as such.