Arsenal legend claims Arteta favourite gets 'nowhere near' Liverpool star who is 'mind-blowing'

Toolbox legend Paul Merson has compared England international Bukayo Saka to Liverpool attacker Mohamed Salah, who is “miraculous”.

Saka and also Salah are noted as 2 of the ideal-striking gamers in the Premier League.

The Toolbox standout glimmered last term as Mikel Arteta’s side deprived for the Premier League title. He has correspondingly succeeded this term as he has collared 5 purposes and also 6 assists in his 15 league aesthetics.

Salah has arguably been even better this period, yet. After being heavily connected via a reaction to the Saudi Pro League in the summer season, the onward has terminated Liverpool to the optimal of the Premier League via his 18 urge participations in 16 Premier League galleries.

Merson has clarified why he ‘feels sorry for Salah’, who is capable of ‘marvelous’ performances.

‘In a means, I truly feel sorry for Salah. I actually wear’t think he gain utilises the credit he deserves for what he’s done and also is carrying out at Liverpool. He’s tantamount to Wayne Rooney for me in that alertness. He was another who didn’t gain consumption the credit he been entitled to,’ Merson wrote in his obelisk for Firmament Sports.

‘Salah puts up figures that burden every man away. 200 purposes for Liverpool already, playing on the applicable wing. It’s miraculous.

‘Everyone signals me that Bukayo Saka is one of the ideal wingers in the planet yet playing in specifically the same position as Salah, he gain utilises nowhere foreseeable his figures. What Salah collects at the highest you can perhaps visualize level is merely marvelous. We talk around Jack Grealish and also Phil Foden, who are unbelievable footballers, yet they won’t score as numerous as Salah construct.

‘He’s surely in the optimal 5 gamers in the planet for me. He always gain utilises substantial purposes in substantial football suits, and also I can’t speak exceptionally sufficient of him as a player.’

Merson correspondingly supposes Liverpool have ‘every chance of pleasing the Premier League title’.

‘Comparison that to Toolbox and also while they execute have nice gamers in Leandro Trossard and also Eddie Nketiah equalizing the enjoys of Gabriel Martinelli and also Gabriel Jesus, you truly feel favor they are weakening the group. That’s not the spanning via Liverpool’s wills,’ Merson added.

‘You can state Male Metropolis have better gamers going onward yet they wear’t have gamers that will most clearly score more than Liverpool’s 5.

‘If they can retain Virgil van Dijk suit at the ago, the forwards will most clearly gain consumption the purposes and also that is why I think Liverpool have every chance of pleasing the title.’