Forget Salah as a winger, he’s a top goalscorer, says Carragher

Jamie Carragher says Liverpool have now got a top goalscorer, despite Mohamed Salah being a winger.

Carragher is convinced Salah will get 25 goals this season and with 14 in the bag already that seems a given considering his current form.

The £36.7million club-record summer recruit from Roma has taken everyone by surprise with Klopp yesterday admitting he had at least “reached” the expectations that Liverpool had for him.

The Egypt star was in sensational form against Southampton on Saturday, scoring twice to put the visitors to the sword and Carragher believes his golden touch in front of goal will take the heat of Roberto Firmino.

Carragher told Monday Night Football: “You think of the great goalscoring wingers and if he is here for three or four years he’s on the verge of eclipsing them all.

“Robert Pires, Freddie Ljungberg and Ryan Giggs at times for Manchester United were wide players who made those runs that Salah is making across defenders, running in behind.

“People questioned Liverpool last season that they didn’t have a goalscorer and you always imagine your goalscorer as your number nine; Harry Kane for Spurs or Romelu Lukakau or Alvaro Morata at top clubs as a centre-forward who gets a lot of goals.

“Liverpool have got Firmino, but if Salah is getting the goals it doesn’t matter where he’s playing. If he is going to get 25 goals this season – which he looks on course to get – it’s not a problem what position you get them in.

“Firmino will probably get or 10 or 12, which is a good return for a wide player. If you flip them around position-wise it’s not a problem.

“Salah will take a little bit of pressure off Firmino in terms of that accusation that he doesn’t get enough goals.

“They’ve really got a top goalscorer now.”