Trent Alexander-Arnold makes bold Mohamed Salah statement before Liverpool exit
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Trent Alexander-Arnold has been speaking about his former teammate, Mohamed Salah, ahead of the Egyptian leaving Liverpool this summer after nine years with the Premier League sideTrent Alexander-Arnold of Real Madrid.(Image: Jose Luis Contreras/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Trent Alexander-Arnold says Mohamed Salah has matched Steven Gerrard at Liverpool ahead of the Egyptian departing this summer after nine years at the club.Now at Real Madrid, Alexander-Arnold won every major trophy in the club game alongside Salah when they were at Anfield together, and he had some kind words for the 33-year-old forward ahead of this weekend's trip to Manchester United."For me, I have always said Stevie is the number one, but I would put them both in the number one spot now, for sure," Alexander-Arnold said in a video message for Sky Sports.READ MORE: Mohamed Salah reveals Liverpool injury return plan and selfless hope for surprise extra send-offREAD MORE: Jurgen Klopp won't join Real Madrid - but there is one job that could see him return to coachingSpeaking on the same video, Andy Robertson, who is also leaving Liverpool this summer, added: "He came in for not a massive transfer fee from Roma and nobody expected him to do what he did. But he says he will be back in time to face Brentford in the last game of the season in the absolute worst-case scenario.Alexander-Arnold was among a number of people, including Pep Guardiola, Erling Haaland and Declan Rice, to send a message of congratulations to Salah ahead of his summer departure.Content cannot be displayed without consentJurgen Klopp also sent a heartfelt message to the player that he brought to the club in 2017.
Salah has gone on to score 257 goals for Liverpool and he will hope to further add to that tally this month."Wow. The pair won everything together before he left to sign for Al Ettifaq in 2023.Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.
"Then what that does is create a culture where everyone starts to step up."Salah said in a TNT Sports interview with Steven Gerrard — the manager who signed Henderson from Liverpool — that he wants Reds fans to give Henderson a belated send-off.Henderson left unexpectedly and was therefore not afforded the celebration of his Liverpool tenure before his exit. However, he is now at Brentford, who the Reds play in their final match of the campaign."You know how passionate he is and how much he loved the club," Salah said.