Jamie Carragher pulled up on Mohamed Salah snub as Liverpool comments resurface
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Liverpool IconLiverpool FC NewsFeaturesJamie CarragherJamie Carragher previously ranked Mohamed Salah among Liverpool's five best players ever, and he was reminded of that after choosing John Barnes over him in a game(Image: Sky Sports)Jamie Carragher was pulled up by a soccer fan on social media after he chose John Barnes over Mohamed Salah when he was asked to choose between some Liverpool players from the past and some from the present.After choosing Alisson over Pepe Reina, Virgil van Dijk over Sami Hyypia, and Jordan Henderson over Alexis Mac Allister, Carragher was presented with a choice between Barnes and Salah."Wow, oh, ah I don't know," Carragher responded. "Mo Salah got more goals obviously, but John Barnes is a better player.
John Barnes."A Liverpool fan on X was quick to point out that Carragher previously ranked Salah as the second-best Premier League forward ever – after Thierry Henry – while he also ranked Salah among Liverpool's five best players of all time, failing to name Barnes in that group of five.READ MORE: Arne Slot shares reality of finally addressing Liverpool's big problem this seasonREAD MORE: Nuno Espirito Santo identifies decisive factor in West Ham defeat to LiverpoolThe X user wrote: "Carragher said last year on Sky Sports: Salah is the 2nd greatest forward in the PL after Thierry Henry [and] Salah is Top 5 player in the history of Liverpool over Barnes But, here he chooses Barnes over Salah. This is not about Barnes, but Carragher being a mess."In 2024, Carragher explained his reasoning for placing Salah in second place in his all-time list of the Premier League's best-ever forwards."Salah's record was better than [Cristiano] Ronaldo (who Carragher ranked in third) but Ronaldo came as a young kid," Carragher said.
"Salah gets 40-odd in his first season but he's more mature."Salah didn't get to the level of a Ballon d'Or but Man United were a side you think would win the league but Salah joined Liverpool who had not won the league in 30 years and that just edges it."His goalscoring and assist record is also a lot better."Content cannot be displayed without consentIn fairness to Carragher, Barnes was closing in on his 30s when the Premier League was incepted, with most of his career taking place before the top flight's 1992 rebrand, so he was never likely to be in the mix when Carragher was naming his all-time top 10 of Premier League forwards.Barnes played for Liverpool for 10 years between 1987 and 1997, appearing over 400 times for the Reds and scoring more than 100 goals.Salah, meanwhile, is into his ninth year at Anfield, and surpassed the 400-appearance mark last year. The Egpytian has scored a whopping 252 goals for the Reds.Carragher also picked Philippe Coutinho over Florian Wirtz, and Fernando Torres over Hugo Ekitike.Jamie CarragherMohamed SalahLiverpool FC