‘No one better than him’

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp hails Mohamed Salah and calls his goal ‘absolutely exceptional’ as Roberto Firmino scores hat-trick in Reds’ 5-0 win over Watford

Jurgen Klopp hailed Mohamed Salah as the best player in the world after the Liverpool forward scored another sublime goal in Saturday’s 5-0 demolition of Watford. Salah underlined why Liverpool are so desperate to get the Egypt forward to sign a new contract with his audacious second-half strike at Vicarage Road. 

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Dancing through the Watford defence, Salah’s magical moment topped even his eye-catching goal against Manchester City before the international break.

Jurgen Klopp

Liverpool’s habit of avoiding big contracts for players over 30 has fuelled fears Salah, 29, will leave when his present deal expires in 2023. But with 10 goals in 10 games this season, Salah has proved his huge value to Liverpool, who will surely bow to his wish to be paid alongside the Premier League’s highest earners. 

Consistent Salah

For the first time in his career, Salah has scored in eight successive top-flight matches and Liverpool boss Klopp has no doubts he is now better than even Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. “We don’t have to talk about what Ronaldo and Messi did for world football and how they were really dominant,” Klopp said. 

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“But in this moment it is clear that there is no one better than him. It was a super pass for the first goal and his goal was absolutely exceptional.” Salah’s breathtaking goal stole the spotlight on a day when Roberto Firmino claimed his first Liverpool hat-trick since 2018 in his first start for five league games. 

It was also a memorable afternoon for Senegal forward Sadio Mane, who became only the third African player after Salah and Didier Drogba to reach a century of Premier League goals, a milestone encompassing his time at Southampton.  

Leicester City scorer Jamie Vardy

Man Utd lose to Leicester 

Meanwhile, Manchester United succumbed to a first away league defeat for 30 games by losing 4-2 at Leicester. United led at the King Power thanks to Mason Greenwood’s spectacular strike, but were quickly pegged back by Youri Tielemans’ dinked finish beyond David de Gea. A flurry of four goals in the final 12 minutes then condemned Solskjaer’s men to a first defeat on the road since January 2020.

Caglar Soyuncu put Leicester in front before Marcus Rashford equalised. Straight from kick-off, United’s leaky defence was breached once more as Jamie Vardy smashed home and Patson Daka’s first Leicester goal in stoppage time sealed a much-needed win for Brendan Rodgers’ men.

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