Salah Compared to Messi & Ronaldo?

Following a strong Manchester City start and after 12 minutes at the Etihad Stadium, Mohamed Salah gathered a pass from Trent Alexander-Arnold and suddenly blasted away from Nathan Ake, rushing into the box and putting the hosts on back foot.

“It’s the first time we’ve seen a Liverpool player look comfortable,” observed Gary Neville on co-commentary for Sky Sports. It served as a reminder, if necessary, that Salah needs not much to flip a game in Liverpool’s advantage. With his goal shot through a crowd of bodies following a well-worked corner routine, Liverpool’s all-time scoring charts show Gordon Hodgson joint-third behind only Roger Hunt and Ian Rush. It is a really outstanding piece of work. Still, he has never been quite as brilliant.

Few athletes have. Salah stays safely on course for the best season in Premier League history, thanks in fact for the assist for second, scored by Dominik Szoboszlai, to add to his goal.

With 25 goals and 16 assists already, Salah’s combined total of 41 puts him behind only a small number of players for goal involvement in a single season. It is only February. With 42-game seasons under his belt, Alan Shearer and Andrew Cole’s record of 47 is about to be completely shattered.

Showing his whole repertory at the Etihad Stadium, Salah destroyed Manchester City for the second time this season on the largest platform. Scoring and assisting in both games against the current champions, he is the first player in Premier League history.