Gary Neville has called Mohamed Salah “non -playable” in the aftermath of the 2-0 victory of Liverpool over Manchester City.
Salah was on the score sheet next to Dominik Szoboszlai at the Etihad, but it was not the scoring bravery of the 32-year-old attacker who united the united captain of the United.
Neville said on his self -titled podcast: “He has been class for five, six, seven, eight, nine, no matter how long he has been in Liverpool. If I look at him at the moment, he is unplayable, unplayable. And is psychological He in the head of the opponent he is standing against.
“Do you know when you play against someone you think:” Well, I'm going to destroy him, I'm going to beat him, I'm going through him? ” You can't do it. He is like a brick wall. I mean, that ball plays him from 40, 50 meters away from Alisson in his chest, and he holds [Josko] Gvardiol off – which is six feet three – as if he was a little boy. And he did that all season, and I may not have seen that in the past.
“I know he has always been strong and he always has a great kind of, low middle of gravity, and he has powerful power that I used to say. Sometimes, players you play against as a full back, you always thought that what She would act like a winger … they are pretty small – I mean, Salah is not, but he is probably compared to gvardiol – and he says his arm out and you think: “I can't even move.”
“And that's what Salah is right now, and then when the ball is transferred [Virgil] Van Dijk in the second half – like an 80 -yard pass – and you just know that he will immediately bring it down on a sixpence. “He continued:” He is absolutely at the top of his game, he is a different level than something else in the competition this season in terms of his performance levels. And he is of world class. “
Despite the fact that many consider the twilight years of the career of an athlete, Salah does not show any hints to lose steam. The striker scored 25 goals and this season set up another 16 in 27 Premier League outings, six for the Erling Haaland in the general scoring classification. His exploits have played a crucial role for Liverpool and have catapulted the team to a prime position in the competition, which sets up a formidable gap of nine points over the second place contenders Arsenal.
Despite this heroism, Salah can say goodbye to Merseyside at the end of the season – while his contract joins the list of those who end in the summer. With the attacker to sign a new deal with Anfield, Neville said: “Liverpool will of course be desperate to try to keep him, but he is one of the very best players who has seen the Premier League.
“I mean that his 11 games this season, I think he had a goal and an assist in every match that was introduced in us when he scored. It's great. Absolutely great. Another thing on it, Van Dijk's Special and I think Alisson is a great keeper and they have other good players in the team, but I always think if you are a player who is there for 90 minutes in your form.
“And Van Dijk and [Ibrahima] Konate did really well today, you must always be very grateful for the player you win the game, because that is the hardest thing to do and the most special thin. And that is what Salah did. “
Liverpool will strive to take their lead in the Premier League title race when they organize Newcastle United on Wednesday, before they shift the focus to the Champions League with a round of 16 face-off against PSG the following week.
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