Wirtz is already one of the Bundesliga’s top performers at the age of 22, largely operating as a number 10, a dynamic playmaker blessed with pace, awareness and the ability to make clever decisions at high speed. He was the most effective dribbler of all Bundesliga players last season, both in terms of volume and...
Standout defenders: Calvin Bassey (Fulham), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham), Rayan Ait-Nouri (Wolves) Three full-backs stood out with their performances. Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who has switched his allegiance to DR Congo, made the most interceptions (66) and completed the most dribbles (64) among Premier League defenders – form that saw him voted West Ham’s player of the...
Mohamed Salah says he can play until he is 40 years old and is still in talks about a possible future move to the Saudi Pro League. The Liverpool forward, 32, had a superb season, scoring 29 goals and delivering 18 assists as the Reds won the Premier League title. Sources told BBC Sport that...
Possibly the easiest choice of all time for a player’s inclusion in a statistical team of the season, Salah enjoyed one of the finest individual seasons in Premier League history. Many of his astonishing records from 24-25 may not be beaten for many years. The Egyptian was involved in 47 Premier League goals (29 goals,...
William Saliba (Arsenal), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) and Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool): Three exceptional centre-backs and leaders – it’s not necessarily about picking captains but figureheads from a defensive point of view. The team will only be as good as these three guys defend. Van Dijk obviously won the league, and signed a new Liverpool...
Match of the Day’s Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards discuss Mohamed Salah’s “ridiculous consistency” for Liverpool and how his “deadly” style of play is so difficult to stop. MATCH REPORT: Salah clinches equaliser against Palace before Liverpool lift second PL title Read full article at source...
The party atmosphere started long before kick-off on a sunny day in Liverpool, with the streets around Anfield a sea of red as supporters gathered in huge numbers, regardless of whether they had a ticket for the match or not. With Crystal Palace having won the FA Cup last week, their fans had also arrive...
Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah has been named Premier League player of the season. It is the second time the 32-year-old Egyptian has won the award, which is decided after votes from the public are combined with those from a panel of football experts, having also claiming it in the 2017-18 campaign. Salah, who led his...
The Golden Shoe, also known as the European Golden Boot, is presented each season to the leading goalscorer in league matches from the top division of a European national league. The trophy is a sculpture of a golden football boot. The award, originally called Soulier d’Or – French for Golden Shoe – was launched in...
Bruno Fernandes (Man Utd) In a season, Europa League apart – although even that ended in defeat in the final – of complete mediocrity for Manchester United, captain Bruno Fernandes has been a shining light. Often questioned about his suitability for leadership, Fernandes has at least tried to set standards of quality and resilience several...
The wait to break the Premier League’s goal involvement record goes on for Mohamed Salah. But on his 400th Liverpool appearance, he really should have been celebrating equalling the tally. Quite how the Egyptian side-footed Cody Gakpo’s low cross wide of an empty net from just yards out in Monday’s defeat at Brighton, no-one really...
Alexander-Arnold has made 353 appearances for Liverpool in all competitions, scoring 23 goals. He has helped them win two Premier League titles, the Champions League, the FA Cup and the League Cup, and Salah believes he deserves the best send-off possible given what he has helped the club achieve. “I really love him,” he added....
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah and Arsenal striker Alessia Russo have won the Football Writers’ Association awards for men’s and women’s player of the season. Salah has scored 28 goals and provided 18 assists to help Liverpool win the Premier League title, breaking the record for the most goal involvements in a single 38-game Premier League...
Mohamed Salah’s selfie celebration during Liverpool’s Premier League title-clinching win over Tottenham Hotspur has become an iconic moment. The Egyptian scored the Reds’ fourth goal in Sunday’s 5-1 victory at Anfield and, after celebrating his strike, borrowed a phone from a staff member before taking a photograph of himself and the cheering Liverpool fans behind...
Top scorer Mohamed Salah says Liverpool winning this season’s Premier League title feels “more special” than their 2020 win. Read full article at source...