Rafa Benitez claims Liverpool has player 'more complete' than Cristiano Ronaldo
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Former Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has claimed Mohamed Salah is a “more complete” player than Cristiano Ronaldo, having surprisingly picked the Reds icon over the former Manchester United star.
Salah has confirmed his status as a modern Liverpool legend since signing for the club back in 2017.
Mohamed Salah is third on Liverpool's all-time top scorers list.
Next up, the Egyptian came up against Steven Gerrard, with the legendary Reds captain having seen off Fernando Torres in the first round.
Despite managing Gerrard for such a long time, and describing him as the best player he’d ever coached, Benitez once again chose Salah
“You talk about attackers, Salah has been consistent for so many years,” he said as he explained his decision.
Then came another big challenge for Salah as he was paired with Ronaldo, but despite the latter’s standing as one of the greatest players of all time, Benitez stuck to his guns.
“Ronaldo is the greatest maybe finisher, but Salah is more complete,” Benitez said
Benitez was right, and his final choice saw Salah pitted against Messi, with the former’s winning run coming to an end as his Argentine counterpart was selected as the overall winner.
Liverpool.com says: Controversial to say the least from Benitez
You can bet he’ll be getting some messages after choosing Salah over Ronaldo, and that’s not the only contentious decision he made.
There’ll no doubt be Liverpool fans questioning his decision to choose Salah over Gerrard