Chelsea key man Eden Hazard termed Mo Salah a top top top player as both team prepares to lock horn.
Mohamed Salah with his current form for the Reds undoubtedly worth the praise from a former team mate at the Bridge.The Liverpool summer signing have made 18 appearances and netted 14 times since he joined from Serie A side AS Roma.
Eden Hazard who became close with Salah during the Liverpool winger’s short spell at Chelsea earlier in his career, described his former team-mate as a “top, top, top player” ahead of the game, and said he will be asking to swap shirts with the Egyptian afterwards.
“He is still my friend,” said Hazard. “We are still in contact together. He’s a top, top, top player. He did not get his chance at Chelsea but we know, in the team, the quality he has. He is a fantastic striker and this season he has scored a lot of goals.
“He did not get the chance [at Chelsea]. Maybe because of the manager, because of the players, I don’t know. But he is a top player for sure.
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“In training he did everything. Even in the games when he was playing, sometimes he scored goals, so we know the quality he has.”
“In training he did everything. Even in the games when he was playing, sometimes he scored goals, so we know the quality he has.”
“I am just happy for him,” Hazard added. “I was watching him when he played for Roma and he did very well and now he is still at the top.”
Asked how Salah felt about his frustrating spell in London, Hazard said: “I think his feeling was good. When you are not playing in one club you need to go.
“You need a chance and he took his chance at Fiorentina, so he did everything that you have to do when you are not playing. If I am not playing, I want to go. That’s normal because all the players want to play.”