‘Everything he touches is a goal’ – Beaten Ranieri heaps praise on Salah

Mohamed Salah played a starring role in Liverpool’s 5–0 win at Watford in the Premier League on Saturday, with a sublime assist and a wonder goal.

However, it was a bad day at the office for Claudio Ranieri who was in charge of Watford for the first time. Despite the loss, the Italian manager praised Salah’s brilliance, but added that Watford must improve.

“I think if Salah’s not the best then he’s one of the best in the world at this moment,” Ranieri told reporters after the game as quoted by Echo. “Salah is in great condition and everything he touches is a goal. Well done for him and well done for Liverpool.

“You find out the truth when you are on the pitch against the big teams. Defeats are always difficult but I am a very positive man. I saw where we have to improve.

“Look, the match we know the difficulties when you play against Liverpool. Everything is okay now, we have to think about ourselves and improve everything.”

Liverpool are second in the league – a point behind leaders Chelsea, while Watford are down in 16th, with seven points from eight rounds of fixtures.