Jamie Carragher believes Mohamed Salah will go down as a greater Premier League player than Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Egypt international confirmed earlier this week that he will bring the curtain down on a glittering nine-year spell with Liverpool by leaving the club at the end of the current campaign.
Salah is currently set to bow out from Anfield with eight major honours to his name and is now their third highest goal scorer of all time after racking up 255 goals from 435 appearances so far.
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has reaffirmed Mohamed Salah's place on the Premier League pantheon
Ranked at no.5 in FourFourTwo's list of the greatest Premier League players of all time, Salah is the all-time overseas scorer in the division's history – but he has had a fractured relationship with Carragher in the past.
Earlier this season, the Sky Sports pundit claimed that the Egyptian King was “trying to get Arne Slot sacked” in an extraordinary monologue launched on Monday Night Football.
As Salah now prepares to depart the Premier League for a second time, former Reds one-club man Carragher has claimed that the 33-year-old’s legacy has overtaken Ronaldo’s feats with Manchester United.
“In the pantheon of overseas attacking players to have excelled in England, only Thierry Henry eclipses Salah's output and consistency," Carragher wrote in his Telegraph column.
"While many will argue the merits of players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Eden Hazard, Gianfranco Zola, Dennis Bergkamp or Eric Cantona, none of them produced the same devastating numbers as consistently, season after season, as the Egyptian.”
Carragher went on to state that, despite Ronaldo being a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, the Portuguese's best form came at Real Madrid.
"Ronaldo's time at Manchester United, both initially and upon his return, was either side of his absolute, Real Madrid-peak years. Salah edges ahead of him when judging strictly on Premier League performance and impact.
“In an all-time Premier League XI, Salah is an automatic inclusion in the front three alongside Henry and Ronaldo."
The bookies expect the winger to be heading to the Saudi Pro League, with long-standing interest from teams in the Gulf State.
Salah missed Liverpool’s defeat at Brighton with a muscle injury but is expected to return for FA Cup action, as the Reds have a quarter-final showdown with Manchester City after the international break.
