All-time Premier League top scorer Alan Shearer picked Mohamed Salah as the best player in the world at the moment ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and explained the reason.
The three players are having quite different season debuts so far with seven-time Ballon d’or winner being a bit far from the other two.
Regarding the statistics, it’s clear that Salah is also ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo as the Egyptian king scored his 20th goal of the season against AC Milan on Tuesday in UEFA Champions league (2-1).
On the other hand, CR7 has 12 goals in 16 appearances across all competitions with Manchester United this season.
And Shearer did not think twice before choosing the former Chelsea and AS Roma star as his best player in the world at the moment.
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“Mohamed Salah is the best in the world right now. The best goal scorer and the best player, full stop,” said Shearer as per Liverpool Echo.
“The little magician is doing his stuff in the best league in the world and he’s doing it against the best teams.
“In the biggest games, whether it’s Manchester City or Chelsea, Manchester United or Everton, Atletico Madrid or AC Milan.
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“Week-in week-out, year-in year-out, Salah performs magic. How he came seventh in the latest Ballon d’Or voting is anybody’s guess.
“There’s an obsession with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, which is understandable given how dominant they’ve been over the modern era.
“If you gave me a choice of any player for my team it would be Salah.