Robbie Fowler explains how Salah can become a Liverpool great

Robbie Fowler believes that Mohamed Salah will become a Liverpool legend if he stays at the club long enough, saying longevity is something he views as being important when considering if a player is a club ‘great.’

The Egyptian forward has been hugely influential since joining the Reds last summer, scoring a bucket load of goals and even became the fastest player in Liverpool history to score 40 Premier League goals.

If Liverpool win the title this season, there are a number of players in the squad that might be classified as legends by the time their careers end but already, with what he’s achieved on an individual level, Salah is one of the best players to have played for the club in the modern era.

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“I’m not shy in saying that I believe if Mo Salah stays with the club long term, then he has already shown the qualities to suggest he has a real shot of joining those ranks of the true legends,” Fowler said.

“I’ve played with the best at Liverpool, the likes of Rush and Barnes, Gerrard and McManaman, so I reckon I know a thing or two about what it takes. Salah has similar qualities, no doubt.

“You saw this last season and you’ve seen it again this time around. Napoli (in this month’s decisive final Champions League group game) was a brilliant example where he was the difference. So often he scores the first goal in a tight game, or the winning goal. It’s not a coincidence.

“People have asked what he is… but he is just a real player.”

“Salah has shown already that he’s not a one-season wonder, he’s a real player. But I’m something of a stickler for longevity when it comes to greatness,” he explained.

“People go on about Luis Suarez, and no doubt he was a top player for the club, but one of their all-time best? Not a chance — because he was only there for three and a bit seasons. It also leaves a bad taste in the mouth the way he left the club, by so obviously engineering a move, not once but twice.

“I don’t think he qualifies at all.

“Which is my way of saying Salah has to stay for a lot longer and keep producing the form and goals he’s got so far, if he is ever going to be considered on a par with the likes of Rushie, who for me is the best striker of them all.

“I’m not even going to remotely compare him to Rush or the others in the top six goal-scorers. Why? Not because I don’t rate him, but because I’m waiting. For at least another five years, I reckon.

“He’s already got almost 60 goals for Liverpool and there’s a good chance he’ll go past Suarez and Fernando Torres this season on the all-time list. Those two got 82 and 81 respectively, and that’s not enough in terms of years or numbers.”

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