Southampton striker Danny Ings has revealed that he is having a bet with former Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah over who can score the most goals this season.
The London Evening Standard reports that Ings fancies his chances after joining the Saints on loan from Liverpool late in the summer transfer window.
Ings explains that the bet is a little bit of fun between the pair as he relishes the chance to play regularly in the Premier League once again.
[We’ve got] a little one. Mo is Mo. One of the best players in the world. It was more of a bit of banter between us. Mo’s a good friend of mine. Everything he gets he deserves. There’s not many more humble players in football. It’s a bit of a laugh.
Hopefully, we’ll both score plenty of goals this season. Can I beat him? It would be incredible wouldn’t it? I’m just working every day to improve. I’ve missed a lot of football.
I wouldn’t be stupid enough to put any cash on it! It’s just a bit of banter. People would think I’m mad to take on that bet if there was cash involved. He proposed it on messages when I left.
Both players will be pleased with their respective starts to the new campaign, finding the back of the net twice in their first four games.
Ings will be hoping that Salah does not have a similar campaign to last season, where he scored 44 goals in all competitions.
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