Former Arsenal striker turned Sky Sports football pundit Thierry Henry believes that Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah is ready to make the step up at the club to being as important as Philippe Coutinho.
Speaking after Liverpool’s 0-0 draw with Manchester United at the weekend, Henry said (via the Mirror):
I don’t think it’s about proving Mourinho anything, but proving the Liverpool fans that you are this guy, that you can be a player like Coutinho
Salah failed to find the back of the net against Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United side, after being cast aside by the Portuguese boss when the pair were at Chelsea.
However, Henry sees something in the Egyptian winger:
For me, he [Salah] is special, he has something special. He will be a special player for Liverpool
Salah has scored six goals in 12 games for Liverpool since joining from Serie A side AS Roma this summer — and last week scored the goal that booked his country’s place in the 2018 World Cup.
Henry continued:
I like the fact that he is direct — we don’t have a lot of players like that in the game anymore.
And yes, people will say sometimes that he needs four opportunities to score a goal. When he is able to finish all the opportunities he has then he will be more than lethal for this club
Salah scored 43 goals in 109 appearances for Roma from a wide position, and has scored 83 goals in 263 career appearances at just 25 years of age.
