Alan Shearer reckons Liverpool have a £34m player who's even better than Didier Drogba

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Last term, Arne Slot managed to bring the Premier League title to Anfield at the first time of asking without really breaking a sweat.

Although this is an impressive feat, none of this would be possible if the Reds didn’t have some of the best players in the world among their ranks.

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In fact, Alan Shearer has even admitted that the Anfield outfit have a player who is better than Didier Drogba ever was, despite the impact he had when playing for Chelsea.

Mohamed Salah has undoubtedly been Liverpool’s best player over the last few years.

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This is why, when Shearer was asked to blind rank five Premier League players, it’s not a surprise to see him named above some of the league’s stalwarts.

“I’m hoping that you’ve got some absolute superstars on there, so I’m going to say three [for Didier Drogba],” he said to GOAL.

“He [Erling Haaland] hasn’t been here as long, so I’m going to say four.”

Thierry Henry was the next player who came up with Shearer, putting him at number one, while Mohamed Salah followed closely behind in second.

The final player to pop up was himself, which meant that he had to be put fifth on the list.

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It goes without saying that the 2024-25 season was the best of Salah’s career.

Of course, these are all things to think about in the future, but the fact that Salah was chosen over Drogba as the better player by Shearer shows how much of an impact he’s had on the Premier League since he joined from Roma.