After a successful career in Serie A, Egyptian international Mohamed Salah moved to Liverpool, where his scoring ability blossomed.
He scored 44 goals and 15 assists in 52 games across all competitions, an astonishing figure in his first season with the club, and was instantly recognised as one of the best wingers in the Premier League.
He has continued to maintain his top-class performances and has not relinquished his ace in the hole this season.
After 17 games in the Premier League, Champions League and Carabao Cup, he has double figures in goals and assists, and at the age of 32, he continues to make his presence felt.
Despite being an active player, he is already one of the legends, and he revealed that he sought advice from Arsene Wenger, the former Arsenal great, who gave him some tips on how to become a really good player.
“I got advice from Arsene Wenger before,”
“He was at Melwood at that time, and I asked him what’s the difference between… I think it was my first season in, then I asked him, ‘What’s the difference between a good player and a really, really good player?’”
“He said, ‘I think the very, very good player is always focused on the game, even if he doesn’t have the momentum. He stays in the game until the last minute or until the whistle.’”
“I think for me, I know there’s some games I don’t have the momentum, I don’t have the game, but I’m always focused on the game to finish stuff…”
“Johnny (Heitinga) when he came here this year and he was like, ‘Oh, Mo, you’re not playing good today’. I said, ‘Yeah, but I always find the moment’.”
“I’m not always very good in the game. It’s normal, we’re still human. But I’m always trying to find a way to change the game.”
“I think some players don’t accept the feeling and just keep fighting it. But if you accept it and impress it, it’s nothing. It’s more your imagination, going in your head.”
“But I think if you accept it and just impress it, it’s okay. It’s okay to feel that way and it’s okay to have a bad game, but the most important thing is to stay in the game and try to make a difference.”
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