The Egyptian, who is out of contract in summer, has 41 direct goal involvements (25 goals, 16 assists) for Liverpool this season

This was made clear also by the fact Salah named the iconic former captain as his favourite Reds' player of all time. Salah responded to CNN saying (at around 4:40 for Gerrard quotes below): "I used to play with Gerrard on the PlayStation. He’s the one I remember all the time.

Egypt striker Mohamed Salah's breathtaking season for Liverpool will further cement his place in the upper echelon of African stars, so it's a shame he'll never win the Ballon d'Or unless he plays in a major