LIVERPOOL manager Arne Slot has FORGOTTEN that Cristiano Ronaldo starred for Manchester United.
The Dutch manager was asked to comparison 30-goal striker Mo Salah with satellite superstars Lionel Messi and Ronaldo.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot forgot that Cristiano Ronaldo starred for Manchester United
Ronaldo played much than 300 games for United, winning the Ballon d’Or with the nine successful 2008
Mo Salah is enjoying 1 of the top idiosyncratic Premier League seasons everAnd it had slipped the caput of Slot that the Portuguese planetary – present playing for Al Nassr successful Saudi Arabia – spent a full of 7 seasons successful 2 spells astatine United.
Slot said: “It’s truthful hard to comparison players with each other, and it’s not just to anyone. I deliberation Mo has his ain vocation and Mo has been outstanding.
“Messi and Ronaldo both didn’t play successful the Premier League, but I don’t privation to bring them down due to the fact that these 2 players are incredible, but that makes the examination possibly adjacent much difficult.
“So Mo has had immoderate outstanding seasons present astatine Liverpool, and we anticipation helium tin proceed this for a longer play of time, but to bash that helium archetypal has to widen his contract, of course.”
Salah, who faces Newcastle time for the Premier League leaders, has been outstanding for the Reds this season.
And Slot believes Salah could triumph the Ballon d’Or without winning the Champions League.
Manchester City midfielder Rodri achieved that past play adjacent though him winning the grant infuriated Real Madrid and Vinicius Junior.
Slot added: “It’s mostly astir the attackers, isn’t it? Although the past victor was a midfielder.
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“But yes, it’s a bully happening that Mo is successful the discussion, due to the fact that it means helium does good and it means we are doing well.
“I deliberation successful general, idiosyncratic that wins the Ballon d’Or needs to triumph thing arsenic well, truthful it’s a large situation that is successful beforehand of us, but besides successful beforehand of him.
“And what I liked a batch is that helium takes this situation not lone by scoring a large extremity and a large assistance against City, but helium besides wanted the squad to win.
“Because his antiaircraft enactment rate, particularly successful the 2nd half, was outstanding, and that is what it takes for america to person a accidental of winning something.
“And if we arsenic a squad tin triumph something, helium volition person a acold amended accidental to triumph an idiosyncratic prize similar the Ballon d’Or.”
Ronaldo played in 346 games across 2 spells for Man Utd and won his archetypal of 5 Ballon d’Or’s erstwhile playing for the nine successful 2008.
The Portuguese superstar won 8 trophies during his archetypal 5 twelvemonth stint, including 3 consecutive Prem titles and the Champions League successful 2008.
Salah has present racked up an incredible 51 combined goals and assists this play crossed each competitions.
He has present reached 25 goals and 16 assists successful the Premier League alone – with 11 top-flight games inactive to go.
Salah has present scored AND assisted successful 11 antithetic Premier League games this season.
That’s the astir since a certain Messi achieved the aforesaid feat for Barcelona successful 2014/15.
The Liverpool superstar notched different extremity and assistance arsenic the Reds bushed Man City
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