{"id":115571,"date":"2026-03-25T06:58:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/carragher-salah-surpasses-ronaldo-in-premier-league-legacy\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T06:58:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:58:53","slug":"carragher-salah-surpasses-ronaldo-in-premier-league-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/soccer\/carragher-salah-surpasses-ronaldo-in-premier-league-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Carragher: Salah surpasses Ronaldo in Premier League legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jamie Carragher: Salah&#8217;s Premier League Legacy Surpasses Ronaldo and Rooney<\/h2>\n\n\nFormer Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has expressed his opinion on the impact of Mohamed Salah in the Premier League, positioning him above figures like Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney.\n\nCarragher believes that Salah&#8217;s legacy is only surpassed by Thierry Henry, Arsenal legend, in terms of foreign attacking players who have shone in the English league.\n\nThese comments arise after Salah&#8217;s announcement that he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, marking the end of a historic era for the club.\n\nThe Egyptian striker has been fundamental to Liverpool&#8217;s success in recent years, with a Champions League and two Premier League titles among his achievements.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The imminent departure of Mohamed Salah from Liverpool marks not only the end of an extraordinary era for the club.<\/p><cite>Jamie Carragher<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nCarragher places Salah in second place in the &#8220;pantheon of foreign attacking players&#8221; who have played in the Premier League.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0325%2Fr1633557_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Mohamed Salah dejar\u00e1 el Liverpool este verano.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\nCarragher highlights Salah&#8217;s consistency, arguing that none of the other players mentioned, such as Eden Hazard, Gianfranco Zola, Dennis Bergkamp or Eric Cantona, produced such impactful numbers so consistently season after season as the Egyptian.\n\nIn an ideal Premier League all-time eleven, Salah would be an automatic inclusion in the attacking trio alongside Henry and Ronaldo.\n\nCarragher also added that Salah&#8217;s influence in J\u00fcrgen Klopp&#8217;s great era at Liverpool is an aspect of his career that cannot be underestimated, as the 33-year-old player was fundamental in the club&#8217;s turnaround when the German coach took over.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Whenever the glorious and transformative era of J\u00fcrgen Klopp is remembered, Salah will forever be synonymous with the success that brought the glory of the Premier League and the Champions League.<\/p><cite>Jamie Carragher<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nCarragher emphasizes Salah&#8217;s remarkable ability to avoid injuries throughout his career, an aspect he values greatly.\n\nOver nine seasons at the highest level, Salah has played 435 matches, averaging just over 48 matches each year for his club.\n\nThese figures are extraordinary given the relentless physical and mental intensity with which he and his team have played for most of that time.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamie Carragher: Salah&#8217;s Premier League Legacy Surpasses Ronaldo and Rooney Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has expressed his opinion on the impact of Mohamed Salah in the Premier League, positioning him above figures like Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney. 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