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Mohamed Salah has been ‘disrespected’ in recent weeks, says Rio Ferdinand (Shutterstock)

Rio Ferdinand has launched a staunch defence of Mohamed Salah and claims the Liverpool forward has been ‘disrespected’ by those questioning whether he is world class.

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‘Can I just say something about Mo Salah – I think he’s been disrespected recently,’ Ferdinand said on Vibe With Five.

‘I don’t think there’s been a debate that Mo Salah has been world class for a number of years.



Mohamed Salah has been under fire after his bust-up with Jurgen Klopp (Getty)

‘Maybe this season he’s tailed off but in his pomp years at Liverpool, absolutely world class.

‘I think he’s been absolutely world class, you can’t do those numbers

‘I don’t know how you can debate if Mo Salah has been world class at any point in his career at Liverpool, it’s off the scale to even question him, I don’t care, it’s mad, he’s won trophies, he’s the player who decides games for them consistently and he has done it at the top level.’