Curtis Jones risks Liverpool fans' wrath with take on player 'better than Mohamed Salah'
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Curtis Jones admitted he was playing with fire when he lauded Eden Hazard - claiming he was "a better footballer" than Mohamed Salah. The Liverpool midfielder, a graduate of the club's academy, has continued to blossom in a team that has set the pace in the Premier League. Jones was quizzed by Rio Ferdinand on the players he's looked to for inspiration, originally citing Zinedine Zidane.
He then hailed Steven Gerrard, who is idolised by those at Anfield, but also underline his admiration for Hazard, who shone during his time at Chelsea. The Belgian was at the Blues for seven years and won numerous team and individual awards during that time.
In 2014 he was named the PFA Player of the Year and often stood out for Chelsea, helping them claim two league titles. He was hugely influential and incredibly easy on the eye with Jones confessing he was often in awe of how he performed on the pitch.
He told TNT Sports: "My one, and I know this might go a little bit left with our fans because of the comparisons, but Hazard for me. I know we compare with Mo, I say it as a player, as someone who loves the game, when I wanted to be like a player, I feel like Hazard was the one. every time I watched him I was like 'wow, that was football'.".
Salah and Hazard played in England for two years together and both had standout moments in games featuring Chelsea and Liverpool. The Belgian never produced the kind of numbers that the Egyptian does. His best year in front of goal saw him score 21 times - 23 fewer than Salah's best total.
