Gerrard on Salah: โWhen I was at my peak and I felt like I could play and compete against any individual or I felt I could influence games at the top level, I still felt there were a bunch of players that operated on a different level. So in my time that would have been Ronaldinho, for example, [Cristiano] Ronaldo, [Lionel] Messi, [Zinedine] Zidane, these bunch of players, Xavi and [Andres] Iniesta, where you felt as if they were just freaks when it came down to the level of football. Salahโs in that level, Salah is in that level. Donโt let anyone else tell you any different โ heโs in that level.โ
Julian Nagelsmann on Florian Wirtzโs role for Germany
โUnlike some, we know how to use Flo, we will play to his strengths, and you will see the world class player he is.โ
Mohamed Salahโs message to everyone at the club:
โI remember when I came here first, I think nobody was working before training. Iโm not saying nobody was working but Millie, Adam, and Sadio were working after training, if Iโm mistaken please forgive me for thatโฆ but I came I want to work before training, I want to work after training. I want to work all the time and then they [the players] also work before training. This is the thing that always makes me happy. This is something that makes me so proud and something if Iโm being very honest because I love this place so much, I have my best yearsโฆ I really want the guys to continue like that [and work all the time].
โI always tell Dom [Szoboszlai], if you win the Premier League every year, you take nothing from me. Just like I done my thing here. But I want the guys to succeed here, I want the club to be there. And this is one of my main concerns. I spoke to a member of staff, I spoke also to guys up there, I told them when I leave, you need an example here. You need people to come early to the gym and people look at them โOh he go to the gym, so I need to go.โ If that didnโt happen or doesnโt happen I think it will be tricky for this club because itโs something very very necessary. You put the standard high, like people have to come early. People have to go gym. People have to look after themselves and I donโt want that to change after I leave or anything. I just want to have that standard at the club because itโs very important for the team to keep winning things and this is one of my main concerns for me.โ
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Is Wirtz bad start exaggerated???
He has 17 goal contributions already this season, 7 goals and 10 assists.
And only Bruno Fernandes and Declan Rice have created more chances.
This is also in his first PL season in a struggling LFC side.
Virgil van Dijk on Mohamed Salah:
โThere will be a lot of words coming out of my mouth in the next couple of weeks about him. But he's so important for us, on and off the pitch.
"The appreciation sometimes come when players are gone but we appreciate him so much. He's an outstanding team-mate to have, we've been through everything together, high and lows. He will still be important for the last five games we have to play.
"It will be emotional for him and his family for sure but us as well because he means a lot to me, to the team and the fans, of course. But first, we still have a job to do. He knows it, that's the main focus."