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Mohamed Salah celebrates Liverpool’s third goal against Leeds United
Gary Neville, a former Manchester United captain and current Sky Sports analyst, praised Egyptian star Mohamed Salah’s performance in the Premier League first round against Leeds United, where he scored a hat-trick.
Neville indicated in his speech that Salah will surpass his colleague Sadio Mane as a candidate as one of the most prominent contenders for the world’s best player award.
Neville spoke to “Sky Sports” saying: “We are just thinking about the difference in mindset between Salah and Mani. Mane is loved. I think the players love him. He gives his every day and will do anything to dedicate himself to the game. equipment”.
“So you look at Salah in the other direction. Sometimes he doesn’t pass the ball to his teammates and he will show some selfishness, and maybe some of his teammates or the public don’t like this.”
“But I see him as an outsider for Liverpool and I think he fought against rivals on the pitch,” Neville stressed.
“It reminds me of that duality between Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney several years ago. This is the same situation now between Salah and Mani.”
He explained: “I think Salah will pass Mane in the end, but this does not mean that Mane is not a great player as Rooney was a great player.”
He added: “But the reason why these players are different, that is, Ronaldo and Salah, is that they go home and think about being the best player in the world and that makes them happy.”
“On the other hand, Rooney or Mane first think about the team and how to win it, and they tell themselves to give everything I have and fight for my teammates, and Salah doesn’t.”
Regarding Salah’s performance against Leeds United, Neville said: “I saw characteristics of Lionel Messi and Ryan Giggs in their performance.”
“I think Salah looks different. He got a new haircut, he looks slimmer, thirsty and stronger, and his way of playing has become more mature,” he added.
And he continued: “Yes, we only played 90 minutes of the current season and against a team that is based on open play, but I think Salah looked very impressive and made me think of Kylian Mbappé as a great player. Neymar sometimes goes up and others go down. “
And he added: “Where will the best player in the world be in the next few years?”
Neville concluded his speech, “Salah is not far off, and what I saw of him at the Leeds meeting seemed to be on a different level.”
