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Mohamed Salah during this month's Premier League match between his former club Chelsea and current club Liverpool at Stamford Bridge earlier this month(Image: Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)

Mohamed Salah believes his struggles at Chelsea was "the most important period" of his life - admitting it made him adopt the mentality that has allowed him to flourish at Liverpool.

And the Premier League's top scorer also explained how he views himself as one of the senior figures in Arne Slot's squad as he approaches his 33rd birthday next month.

In a new Premier League Originals documentary, Salah opens up on his difficulties at Chelsea more than a decade ago.



He signed for the Londoners in 2014 as a 21-year-old and struggled to break into the side under Jose Mourinho.

The Egyptian played just 13 times for Chelsea in the Premier League before being sent out on loan to Fiorentina ahead of a permanent switch to Roma.

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And opening up on his time at Stamford Bridge, Salah has revealed just how critical that time was to him becoming a legendary figure at Anfield.

“I still also say this is the most important period of my life, when I went to Chelsea,” Salah says.

“Because when I started to struggle there I was like: ‘Okay, so now what?

Are you going to be an average player or do you want to be a really good player?'

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“It was a key point for me, I started to read a lot and watch a lot of videos on YouTube to help me also change how I behave, how my mentality (is) and everything.

“I felt at that time I just wanted to change the whole culture because the English media, at that time, was just too much.

So I just wanted to go out (leave Chelsea) and be like: 'Okay, forget me now.'"

Salah, who made the move to the Reds from Roma in the summer of 2017, adds: “I see it a different way now as I'm more experienced, I am one of the senior players in the group so you have to care not just in the field but I work with everyone every single day and also work mentally just to stay focused and stay calm.

“In the past I used to just know my game and they needed to adapt to me.

“If you want to improve you need to adapt to know their game as well, so I study big games, I watch the players most of the time when they train, when they play, I go home and watch them as well, to also improve my game somehow.

“I know how much it means to the city (to win the league), I really waned to win it with the fans and celebrate it with everyone in the city and have that experience.

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“I have my legacy at the club anyway, but the thing is, in my head now, I just wanted to win the Premier League now, whatever it takes.“

Salah has scored 28 league goals this term, five ahead of Newcastle United's Alexander Isak with two games left to play.

The 32-year-old will collect his fourth Golden Boot should he top the charts once more.


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