Mohamed Salah doesn't think he should be compared to Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Egyptian has had an incredible debut season, scoring 43 goals in all competitions for Jurgen Klopp's side. His form has seen Salah emerge as a strong contender for this year's Ballon d'Or, reports the Liverpool Echo. However, Salah believes he's not yet in the same bracket as Messi and Ronaldo. "I don’t want to say I am happy with these kind of comparisons," Salah told Egyptian TV channel ON E. "Each of them has been at the top level for 10 or 11 years. Their performance level is stable. "I need to maintain my performance levels high for many seasons. I hope I can do that. They are great players and hopefully I become happy with these comparisons." Asked to pick the three best players he has ever seen, Salah went for Zinedine Zidane, Brazilian striker Ronaldo and Francesco Totti.Salah was just six years old when Zidane won the World Cup with France in 1998. The Liverpool star will come face to face with him in Kiev later this month when Jurgen Klopp's side face Zidane's Real Madrid in the Champions League final.
He added: "Who is the best in history? I will tell you about the ones I loved when I was young and saw as outstanding stars. "Zidane, Ronaldo and Totti are the ones I loved the most when I was young. I loved watching them so much. "I am lucky and so happy that I played with Totti (at Roma). We have very good relationship together and are still friends until now. I didn't see (Diego) Maradona and Pele play."
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