Mohamed Salah is “an exceptional player but not a world-class football star”, says Dmitri Cheryshev, as his son prepares to meet the Liverpool forward in Egypt’s clash with Russia at World Cup 2018.
The 25-year-old forward took the Premier League by storm in 2017-18, sweeping to the Golden Boot as a 44-goal haul also helped the Reds to the Champions League final.
An unfortunate injury suffered in that fixture prevented Salah from making his mark in Egypt's World Cup opening-game defeat to Uruguay, but he has been declared fit to lead his country against the hosts on Tuesday.