Pundit Jamie Carragher makes claim that the Egyptian outranks all but Thierry Henry
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has ranked Mohamed Salah among the greatest players in Premier League history, placing him above Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney, with only Thierry Henry ahead of him.
Carragher’s assessment follows Salah’s announcement that he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, bringing to a close a nine-year spell in which he helped deliver major honours, including the Champions League and two Premier League titles.
Writing in his Telegraph column, Carragher said Salah’s consistency and output set him apart from other overseas stars in England.
“Mohamed Salah’s imminent Liverpool departure marks not just the end of an extraordinary era for the club,” Carragher said. “Liverpool’s loss is English football’s loss. In the pantheon of overseas attacking players to have excelled in England, only Thierry Henry eclipses Salah’s output and consistency.
“While many will argue the merits of players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Eden Hazard, Gianfranco Zola, Dennis Bergkamp or Eric Cantona, none of them produced the same devastating numbers as consistently, season-after-season, as the Egyptian.
“In an all-time Premier League XI, Salah is an automatic inclusion in the front three alongside Henry and Ronaldo.”
Mohamed Salah is to bring the curtain down on his illustrious career with Liverpool Football Club at the end of the 2025-26 season.
The time to fully celebrate his legacy and achievements will follow later in the year when he bids farewell to Anfield ❤️
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 24, 2026
Without question of course, as Carragher pointed out, Salah was the centrepiece of Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool. He was also Arne Slot’s in the 2024-25 season, and it is no surprise that Liverpool’s struggles under Slot this season coincide with Salah’s own poor form.
Carragher said: “Whenever the glorious, transformative Jurgen Klopp era is remembered, Salah will forever be synonymous with the success that delivered both Premier League and Champions League glory.
“If Klopp was the charismatic and visionary stage director, Salah was the inspirational leading man.
“Under Klopp’s guidance, and thanks in large part to Salah’s genius, Liverpool rapidly evolved from a club struggling simply to qualify for the Champions League to one that genuinely believed it had the capability to win the competition every single time they participated.”
Most goals + assists in the Premier League since Mohamed Salah joined Liverpool. ⚽️🅰️
In a league of his own. pic.twitter.com/zFXQAsAvbT
— Squawka (@Squawka) March 24, 2026
Salah’s ability to play nearly every game without injuries is also a key factor in his standing among the game’s elite, according to Liverpool’s former right-back.
“Aside from his prolific goalscoring and pace, there is another, more underrated quality that must always be remembered when discussing Salah’s rightful place among the greats,” Carragher said.
“It is his extraordinary availability. Across nine seasons at the highest level, Salah has made 435 appearances – an average of just over 48 games every single year for his club.
“These are extraordinary numbers given the relentless physical and mental intensity with which he and his team have played for most of that time.
“Nothing impresses me more in the game than world-class footballers who possess that desire never to miss a game.”
