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It’s a game most Kopites want to forget but for Mohamed Salah it was the day when his road to Liverpool began.

The Egypt winger was part of the Chelsea side which won 2-0 at Anfield in April 2014 to leave the Reds’ Premier League title dreams in tatters.

However, Salah has revealed that the surroundings left a lasting impression on him. It meant that when Liverpool came knocking last summer, he jumped at the chance to complete a £36.9million move from Roma.

“It was while I was at Chelsea that I first got to play at Anfield,” Salah told Liverpoolfc.com

“I can remember I told myself ‘I have to come here one day and play’ after I’d experienced that atmosphere. That atmosphere was unbelievable. Now I am even happier to play for Liverpool here.

“Why were Liverpool the right club for me? Because of many things. I even used to play as Liverpool on the PlayStation on FIFA when I was 18 or 19 as Steven Gerrard, Sami Hyypia, Jamie Carragher, Michael Owen and Xabi Alonso. I also remembered that atmosphere again and it came into my mind.”

Salah has surpassed all expectations at Anfield - plundering 20 goals in just 26 appearances. George Allan is the only player in the club’s 125-year history has ever reached that milestone quicker.

The 25-year-old believes feeling settled off the pitch has helped him perform on it. Now he wants to kick on and win silverware for Jurgen Klopp’s side.

“I’m very happy here,” he said.

“In all honesty I don’t go out much, I just stay at home with family and they really like Liverpool too. At home I like to watch TV to relax or read a book. It changes my mood, I’m not just watching and thinking about football all the time. I’ll also watch videos about how to improve yourself.

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“I understand Scouse but it’s very difficult! The accent is so hard to understand. Flanno’s (Jon Flanagan’s) accent is the worst one, I cannot understand anything from him. The way he is talking is like he’s not talking normally!

“I am happy when the fans sing my name. It makes you feel like ‘wow’. It changes your emotions. I have to thank the fans very much for singing my name. Really, I respect it a lot.

“As a team I know we haven’t won the Premier League for a long time so I would love to win it with Liverpool. We have a great team, we have a great manager so everything is good at the club. I am sure we can win trophies here together.”