Liverpool star, Mo Salah is the innocent victim of football's obsession with the competition between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, Alan Shearer revealed.
The Premier League star thinks the long-term excellence of the 2 modern-day greats has hampered Mo Salah's possibility of success the Ballon d'Or award in 2021, which Messi won for a record-extending 7th time.
He stated the Athletic: "Egyptian star Mohamed Salah is currently the world's best player. The best scorer and the greatest player.
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The tiny maestro is doing his things in the top league, even against the top sides and in the biggest matches. The 29-year-old is a magician who works week in and week out, year in and year out.
Nobody knows how he got in seventh place in the most recent Ballon d'Or voting. The fascination with CR7 and Lionel Messi is reasonable given their dominance in the present era, however if you granted me a pick of any performer for my squad, it would be Mohamed Salah.
Salah has been in sensational form this season, scored 20 goals in 21 games throughout all leagues, including a 2-1 triumph over AC Milan on Tuesday.
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His career at the club is still up in the question, as he is yet to sign a new deal at Anfield. His present contract is going to be ended in June 2023, but he claims he wants to continue in Merseyside.
But, for the time being, the Liverpool legend will be focused on adding to his amazing score of goals when the Reds face Aston Villa coming Saturday.
Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool climbed up to second in the Premier League rankings with a 1-0 win away at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, courtesy to Divock Origi's stoppage-time victory.
They are only one point behind league leaders Manchester City, who defeated Watford 3-1 on Saturday.
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