Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker pay Mohamed Salah ultimate compliment after Liverpool star's injury
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesMohamed SalahLiverpool awaits confirmation on the severity of Mohamed Salah's injury status, but in the meantime he has been praised by two former elite goalscorersAlan Shearer and Gary Lineker have praised Mohamed Salah(Image: Chris Brunskill/Fantasista, Getty Images)Pundits Gary Linker and Alan Shearer have praised Mohamed Salah’s impact in the Premier League after the Liverpool winger made what could prove to be his final appearance in the division on Saturday.Salah confirmed last month that he will depart Liverpool at the end of the season, meaning he has just four games remaining at the the club. However, given he picked up what appeared to be a hamstring injury in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Crystal Palace, there are concerns he may be unavailable for the campaign’s final fixtures.If Salah has played for the last time in the Premier League, he will depart as the fourth-highest scorer in the division’s highest, and his 193 strikes are the most of any non-Englishman.READ MORE: Caoimhin Kelleher wants to apologize to Mohamed Salah at Liverpool farewellREAD MORE: Steven Gerrard told he would be 'lucky' to get job as Liverpool legend tipped for returnNo-one has won more Golden Boots that Salah, who also sits joint seventh on the list of all-time Premier League assists.It’s a staggering list of achievements, and two former renowned goalscorers paid tribute to the Egyptian’s impact in English football.“Yeah, it looks a bad one.
Very unlikely he’ll play again, but what a credit to our game he’s been,” said Lineker on the latest episode of The Rest Is Football.Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates (Image: Getty Images)Shearer chimed in: “Brilliant. Been absolutely unbelievable.“I don’t think many people thought when they signed him he could go on and achieve what he has done.“He’s been ridiculously good.
One of the best we have ever seen in the Premier League.”Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah of Liverpool applaud fans(Image: Getty Images)Meanwhile, Virgil van Dijk said that regardless of his fitness levels on the final day of the season, Salah will be given a farewell befitting of his status as a Liverpool legend.“He will get the send-off regardless,” the Liverpool captain told reporters after the Palace game.“I don’t think that is the thing at this point. Knowing Mo, he is a quick healer with the right people around us and let’s see.“There will be a medical assessment and then that will determine what the issue is going to be.“I know he is doing everything in his power to be back on the pitch as soon as possible.