‘No debate’ – Mohamed Salah has done more for the Premier League than Cristiano Ronaldo

Mohamed Salah will go down as a much bigger Premier League nice than Cristiano Ronaldo.

That is the view of talkSPORT host Darren Bent, who was discussing the Liverpool ahead’s legacy with particular visitor Emmanuel Petit on Drive.

Salah is dealing with an unsure future along with his contract at Anfield set to run out in the summertime.

Whereas Liverpool have been informed that retaining the star would really save them greater than £70million, the uncertainty hasn’t had any form of destructive affect on his performances.

If something, Salah’s performances have hit new heights with the Egyptian star scoring 27 objectives and offering 19 assists in simply 35 video games this time period.

With 345 purpose involvements in 384 matches for the Merseysiders, Salah will undoubtedly be an enormous miss if he does go away the membership this summer season.

That is the view of Arsenal legend Petit, who waxed lyrical concerning the 32-year-old.

Requested if he is the best participant ever within the Premier League, Petit mentioned: “Wonderful. He’s one in every of them, positively.

“He’s received the whole lot with Liverpool to this point and has been such a terrific participant for them and it’s a pleasure, even should you’re not a Liverpool fan.

“That’s what the Premier League is about – getting the perfect gamers on the earth and to be sincere I like the whole lot about Mo Salah.

“I like the participant, I like the person, I like the picture and the whole lot. There’s nothing I don’t like about him and I’m very, very onerous to please.

“For me, I’d have beloved to have been his teammate as a result of the way in which he performs and the hyperlink with the followers and the membership – I don’t know what’s going to occur to him on the finish of this season however I hope he’ll keep within the Premier League as a result of this is the reason I need to watch a recreation, due to this type of participant.

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“This man is a pleasure for the whole lot he’s performed and for me, he’s the perfect in Premier League historical past. He’s top-of-the-line, he’s among the many finest.

“I received’t evaluate to Ryan Giggs or Thierry Henry as a result of it’s a unique technology and soccer shouldn’t be the identical so I’m not evaluating with 20 years in the past but it surely’s concerning the emotion that these gamers will go away at a membership.

“In 20 years time I feel that individuals will discuss him as one of many biggest gamers within the Premier League.”

However whereas Petit would not be drawn on comparisons, Bent expressed his perception that Salah might be remembered extra fondly in England than Ronaldo.

Regardless of closing in on 1,000 profession objectives, Ronaldo scored 103 instances in 236 Premier League video games for Manchester United, main the ex-Tottenham ahead to pile extra reward on Salah.

Responding to Petit, Arsenal fan Bent added: “I agree, I feel he’s one of many biggest in Premier League historical past.

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“He needs to be. His numbers communicate for themselves.

“Clearly he’s not on the high of my record as a result of Thierry Henry is the highest of my record.

“But when I’m constructing an all-time Premier League workforce – on that right-hand facet, there’s no debate.

“Even if you wish to throw Ronaldo in a single the correct, in Premier League phrases I feel that Salah is best.

“If you happen to’re speaking a few profession then clearly Ronaldo is without doubt one of the biggest ever, however within the Premier League, it’s Salah.”

Salah is subsequent in motion on Sunday when Liverpool face Wolves within the Premier League.

The Reds are firmly on observe to win the title this time period with a seven-point benefit over Arsenal in second with 14 video games remaining.