As everyone scrambles to hail Mo Salah as the world’s best, spare a thought for those trying to stop him, paralysed by the panic spread when he is on the ball in the penalty box.
‘His feet are so quick,’ said Watford’s goalkeeper Ben Foster, as he tried to fathom out how Salah could evade four defenders in such a tight space and execute the goal that had fans of both sides shaking their heads in disbelief at Vicarage Road.
‘Players are scared to dangle a foot in and try to tackle him because it’s just asking for a penalty.