Jamie Carragher says Mo Salah will go down ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo after Liverpool exit
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Mo Salah will leave Liverpool after nine years at the end of this season, with his bombshell announcement sparking a debate over his place among the best players in Premier League historyJamie Carragher has claimed that Mo Salah will go down ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo in the list of Premier League greats. Salah, 33, confirmed in a bombshell announcement on Monday that he'll leave Liverpool at the end of this season.The Egypt captain has spent nine years with the Reds, lifting every major trophy available including the Champions League and two Premier League titles.
Although Salah has suffered a decline this season and his behaviour off the pitch has seen him criticised by the likes of Carragher, he'll be remembered as a club legend at Anfield and a great of the Premier League.Having struggled at Chelsea in the early part of his career, Salah truly announced himself to English football by eclipsing ex-Manchester United star Ronaldo's record of 31 league goals in his first season at Liverpool. Latest Reds news and more on our dedicated Facebook pageREAD MORE: Trent Alexander-Arnold sends three-word message to Mo Salah as Liverpool star follows his lead"In the pantheon of overseas attacking players to have excelled in England, only Thierry Henry eclipses Salah's output and consistency," Carragher wrote in his column for the Telegraph."While many will argue the merits of players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Eden Hazard, Gianfranco Zola, Dennis Bergkamp or Eric Cantona, none of them produced the same devastating numbers as consistently, season-after-season, as the Egyptian.Where does Mo Salah rank among the Premier League greats?
In an all-time Premier League XI, Salah is an automatic inclusion in the front three alongside Henry and Ronaldo."Despite their shared status as Liverpool legends, Carragher and Salah have clashed down the years, often via social media. In December, Carragher accused the forward of trying to get Reds manager Arne Slot sacked, labelling an explosive interview which Salah did after being left on the bench 'a disgrace'.But as Salah prepares to bid farewell to Anfield in May, with Liverpool's final game being at home to Brentford, Carragher has heaped praise on the 33-year-old.