Egyptian star Mohamed Salah of Liverpool made headlines in the best player polls for 2021. The Egyptian player ranked third in the best player poll conducted by the British newspaper "The Guardian," behind Argentine Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain in second place, and Polish forward Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich who topped the list. Salah outperformed several global stars in this poll, such as Frenchman Karim Benzema of Real Madrid in fourth place, Italian Jorginho of Chelsea in fifth, and Frenchman Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain, who was selected as the sixth-best player in the world according to "The Guardian" poll.
On another note, Mohamed Salah topped the choices of the website "90min," which specializes in global football news, regarding the title of the best right winger in the world. The "Reds" star surpassed Argentine Lionel Messi, Algerian Riyad Mahrez of Manchester City, Italian Federico Chiesa of Juventus, and finally German Serge Gnabry of Bayern. The well-known German site based its best player selections on a range of criteria, including player statistics with their clubs and national teams.
Salah participated in 46 matches throughout 2021 in various competitions, scoring 32 goals and providing 10 assists while creating 76 goal opportunities. He also took 163 shots on goal from opponents, scoring once every 122 minutes of play. Salah has the potential to continue improving his impressive statistics before the year ends, especially if he excels on Tuesday, December 28, in the match against Leicester City in the English Premier League.
