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Former Blackburn Rovers striker Chris Sutton says that Mohamed Salah, Liverpool's forward, is "the best player in the entire world" right now.
Ex-England striker Alan Shearer described Salah's stunning goal against Manchester City as "one the greatest goals of the Premier League era".
This 29-year old has scored nine goals in nine matches this season.
Sutton stated, "At the moment in time he's better then [Lionel] Messi or [Cristiano] Ronaldo."
Salah scored his 100th Premier League goal in September to give his team the lead against Manchester City.
After an impressive run, the Egypt striker scored the goal that Sadio Mane needed. However Phil Foden and Kevin de Bruyne earned City a point with their deflected equaliser.
Sutton stated that Salah's consistency levels are what make him the best player in the world at the moment.
Salah has also scored nine goals in nine games across all competitions. He is still to sign a new contract at Anfield but has already contributed three assists.
In the Premier League, the former Chelsea forward scored an average of 21 goals per season and was able to score 32 goals in 2017-18.
Sutton said that his numbers were "sensational" in the last few seasons on BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club.
"To do it on that stage, as he has done it for so many years, just shows how brilliant he really is.
"Consistency, that's what you want, he's doing it season after year after season. Other teams are falling away and Liverpool haven’t signed him up."
"I've been singing his praises ever since our Fiorentina days"
All-time Premier League statistics for Mohamed Salah
Micah Richards, an ex-defender for England who played alongside Salah at Fiorentina in Italy in 2015, agreed to join the former Celtic striker.
Richards stated, "I have been saying Salah's world-class status for years."
"Everyone laughed at my jokes. Since the Fiorentina days, I have been singing his praises.
"When I first saw him in training, it was as if he wasn't real. He could pass five players, then chip it over to the keeper.
You could play the ball to him hard and the first touch would be there. Because he knew he would score, he was also greedy in training.
"I tried to tell people many years ago, but no one wanted to listen to my - I saw it and I'm not surprised at what he's doing."
