Slot conflicted over Salah 'best in the world' debate

The Liverpool boss shouted out Virgil van Dijk when asked if Mohamed Salah is the best player in the world.

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00:00Is there a better player in the world right now than Mo Salah?

00:04That's a question I got after the West Ham game and I think it's difficult to compare players.

00:09So I think if I only look at my own team, not the other teams,

00:13Virgil also has an outstanding season but he doesn't have the numbers like Mo because he's a defender.

00:20So it's difficult to judge players in different positions

00:25but the numbers Mo has at the moment speaks for itself

00:29and mostly when we talk about the best players in the world we talk about attackers.

00:34So it's been for a long time, Messi and Ronaldo, where we spoke about.

00:38So if you simply look at his numbers and the way he's playing, the work rate he has for the team,

00:44he's definitely a great, great player.