Arsenal star shoots down club claim with admiration for Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Elneny believes Liverpool star Mohamed Salah is the best African footballer of all time.

The Arsenal midfielder positioned his compatriot forward of former Manchester Metropolis and Ivory Coast star Yaya Toure, in doing so taking pictures down the Gunners’ personal declare that Elneny was the ‘Egyptian King’.

Liverpool followers gave Salah that moniker shortly after his arrival at Anfield in 2017, making a terrace anthem in his honour with the lyrics: “Mo Salah, Mo Salah, Mo Salah working down the wing; Salah, Salah, Salah, Salah; The Egyptian King.”

Elneny scored the third purpose in a 3-1 win for Arsenal at Greek membership Olympiakos within the Europa League final week, prompting the Gunners’ official account to send out a tweet declaring : “The Egyptian King” full with an Egypt flag, crown emojis and photos of the midfielder celebrating.

Nevertheless, when requested who was the best footballer Africa had ever produced, Elneny selected Salah.

He whittled down a star-studded record of contenders – together with former Barcelona and Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o and ex-Chelsea and Ivory Coast ahead Didier Drogba – till solely Salah and Toure remained.

However Elneny had little question Salah – who has scored 239 targets for membership and nation – is already the continent’s biggest ever participant and claims the 28-year-old’s legacy will solely develop in seasons to return.

“Mohamed Salah is a legend now in Egypt and he’s nonetheless enjoying,” Elneny informed Arsenal’s official YouTube channel by way of the Mirror.

“We all know that legends are often once they end their careers however once they’re nonetheless enjoying and folks take a look at you as a legend that is one thing large. He’s a extremely good man.

“Toure, as a result of he’s a midfielder I do know what he’s doing and I understand how it’s totally different, as a result of it’s harder than a striker.

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“Strikers get the possibility to attain on a regular basis and midfielders have to take action many issues.

“However in fact I am going for Mohamed Salah!”

Salah has been topped CAF African Footballer of the Yr twice – profitable back-to-back awards in 2017 and 2018 – though he was crushed to the accolade by Liverpool teammate Sadio Mane in 2019, when it was final awarded.

Toure and Eto’o each received the award a report 4 instances, whereas Liberia legend George Weah and Ghana icon Abedi Pele took residence three titles every.