End the debates! Mohamed Salah opens up on surprise friendship with Eden Hazard following brief Chelsea spell prior to Liverpool success

Salah versus Hazard has been a very common debate between Premier League fans over the last few years when discussions have risen about the greatest wingers the division has seen in the modern era.

During an interview with TNT Sports Mexico, Salah made a surprising admission that his apparent rival, Hazard, is actually a really close friend of his. The two shared time together during the Egyptian's ill-fated spell at Chelsea. Previously, Hazard also showed no animosity towards the current Premier League top scorer as the Belgian insisted he believed Salah was a better player than himself.

As part of the interview, Salah revealed his best friends in football, and said: "Me and Eden are very good friends. When we see each other we have so much fun.

"But I’m close to Kostas [Tsimikas], I’m close to Dominik [Szoboszlai]. Virgil [van Dijk] also, we’ve been together eight years so we have so much respect for each other.

"I like Trent [Alexander-Arnold] a lot but he’s crazy! He doesn’t like to talk but I love him. Robbo [Andy Robertson] also. Robbo’s more talking, Trent more listening but they both do what they want."

This season, the Liverpool forward has the opportunity to equal Hazard's Premier League trophy count of two as the Reds are six points clear at the top of the standings. They return to action on Sunday at home to Manchester United.