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Former Premier League manager Alan Pardew says Mohamed Salah is "world class" as he called out Troy Deeney after he compared Vinicius Jr.

However, his performances during his storied spell with the Reds have not been enough to convince former Watford striker Deeney that he is "world class".

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Speaking on talkSPORT, the retired forward revealed that he would judge Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr to be a better player than the Egyptian great.



He said: "I think Mohamed Salah is excellent, he’s a pivotal part for Liverpool and they should never have let it [his expiring contract] get to this situation.

"But I understand that there’s a financial structure around what they want to try and keep to.

My argument has always been that I just don’t think he’s world class.

But world class is just a different opinion, what I think of world class is would I want my kids to play like that player?

If I was asking my kids who want to be forwards, I would be saying I would like them to look at what Vinicius Jr does as opposed to Mohamed Salah."

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