Rio Ferdinand has explained why he disagrees with Michael Owen over Liverpool star Mohamed Salah.
Salah etched himself further into Anfield folklore at the weekend with his goal in the Reds’ 3-1 win over Norwich City.
The strike from the Egyptian was his 150th in a Liverpool shirt in what was his 233rd appearance for the club.
Ferdinand was debating whether or not Salah is a better player than what Luis Suarez was for Liverpool, and he brought up a chat he had with Owen about the duo.
Suarez’s most prolific goalscoring season for Liverpool was in 2013/14 where he scored 31 goals in 33 Premier League appearances as well as chipping in with 17 assists.
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Salah currently has 25 goals in all competitions this term and nine assists, and Ferdinand has argued why the 29-year-old is ahead of Suarez in his pecking order.
“I had this argument with Michael Owen,” said Ferdinand on his Youtube channel Vibe with Five.
“He said that Suarez, when he was on fire (2013/14), was a better season than Mo Salah is having this season - I disagreed.
“I think Salah’s a joke. I think he’s a ridiculous player.
“The Chelsea goal the other day, a little shimmy, the defender was rocked. Bang, goal.
“You know how many players he does that against. Kalidou Koulibaly [for Napoli] at Anfield, he’s meant to be a £70m-£80m player. Get off, bang, goal.
“He’s done this consistently for years now. This guy needs a bit more respect put on Mo Salah’s name.
“Forget my ties to Man United or whatever, Mo Salah is the truth.”
