Jurgen Klopp says Mohamed Salah would be a deserved Ballon d'Or winner this year - but accepted his lack of silveware from the 2020-21 seaosn may hold him back.
Liverpool finished third in the Premier League last season after enduring an unrelenting array of injuries, but Salah was a consistent performer for the Reds and scored 31 goals in 51 games.
The 29-year-old has started this campaign in electrifying form, with 10 goals in as many games prompting the discussion that Salah is at present the best player in the world.