We Have To Have The Conversation: Is Mo Salah the greatest PL player ever?

[justincredible]

All about how you measure these things, which is what makes these discussions timeless to some degree.

Suarez for example was probably the most talented forward the League has seen in terms of just raw ability, but a huge percentage of the public would never vote for him because of what the relative lack of trophies.

Henry was considerably better than Cantona, but I can respect (even though I'd disagree) a Man United die-hard arguing Eric's case in terms of impact on the League as a character and being associated with the beginning of Man United becoming the force they did.

Some people will talk number of goals, others will talk goals per minute. Haaland I imagine is comfortably out in front in terms of goals per minute at the present moment, but I wouldn't have him in my top three or anything as I feel he doesn't do an awful lot when he isn't finishing, whereas someone like Suarez could beat 5 players then make an assist.

There are other criteria people will have of course.

It's between Henry and Salah at the moment you'd think.

Agree with everything you've said there Sid. Great post...
Your last sentence is absolutely spot on too. If Mo stays with us for another couple of seasons and can hit even close to what he's producing now, he'll edge it from Mr. Henry in my eyes, and I'm sure in a lot of others too...
Mo is an absolute generational gift...

[justincredible]

In layman's terms: Thierry Henry is ahead of Mo, for now...

[justincredible]

Mo has more assists this season than he has in any previous year at the club...

He's currently on 17, surpassing the 16 he got in 22/23.
Remarkable achievement, and we're only half way through the season...

[Steveo]

It's a big part of why we are top of the leagues. He's been phenomenal. Long may it continue

[CCTV]

Mo has more assists this season than he has in any previous year at the club...

He's currently on 17, surpassing the 16 he got in 22/23.
Remarkable achievement, and we're only half way through the season...

He finished with 29 goals & 18 assists in 38 PL starts
34 goals & 23 assists all comps this year.
Goal/or/assist per 79 minutes


Career stats in club football

Suarez
Played 825
Scored 503
Assisted 269
Minutes 67,163
Goal/or/assist per 87 minutes
(Suarez at Barcelona per 77.4 minutes, he's played for a lot of clubs)

Rush
Played 778
Scored 358
Assisted 111
Minutes 66,753
Goal/or/assist per 142.3 minutes

Salah
Played 653
Scored 322
Assisted 151
Minutes 50,053
Goal/or/assist per 105.8 minutes

Record at LFC

Rush
Played 654
Scored 339
Assisted 110
Minutes 56,533

Goal/or/assist per 125.9 minutes

Salah
Played 401
Scored 245
Assisted 113
Minutes 32,678
Goal/or/assist per 91.3 minutes

Suarez
Played 133
Scored 82
Assisted 31
Minutes 11,325
Goal/or/assist per 100.2 minutes

Not a bad front 3

Suarez Rush Salah