‘It’s not the goals and assists’ - Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold picks out key Mohamed Salah quality that makes him a Premier League great

Salah scored his 200th goal for Liverpool and his 150th in the Premier League when he scored the equaliser against Crystal Palace to help the Reds go on to win 2-1 last week. Only three other players have reached a double century for Liverpool, but Alexander-Arnold feels there is more to him than just goals.

Speaking to Bein Sports, the right-back said: "It's probably the people who see him on a day-to-day, who see the work that goes into it, the way he applies himself to the game, the respect he's got for the game is the true testament to what he's achieved.

"The goals, the assists and the numbers will always speak for themselves but when I'm hopefully old enough and lucky enough to have kids and grandkids, its not the goals and assists I'll talk about, it will be the way he applied himself and the inspiration he was to the players around him and the role model and leader he was.

"The most professional player I've been privileged enough to share the pitch with. The hardest working, the most dedicated to his craft. This hasn't just happened overnight for him, he's worked extremely hard and he reaps the rewards for it but he's someone who will go down in the history of the club, the league and probably football for what he's gone on to achieve."

Salah is the Premier League's top scorer this season, having netted 11 times in 16 matches. He is joint-top of the league's assist chart, too, with seven to his name. The Egypt international has also found the net three times in the Europa League this season.

Having been left out of Liverpool's squad to face Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in the Europa League on Thursday, Salah will be back in action when his side host Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday.