Football pundit Ian Wright has made a sensational claim, saying Liverpool star Mohamed Salah is in many ways like Barcelona ace, Lionel Messi.





Salah has been in blistering form since moving from Roma back in summer. He scored a brace last night to bag all three points for his side after the Reds found themselves trailing to a Jamie Vardy's goal.





No Liverpool player has ever scored more goals in a season by December 31st than Mo Salah has this season.



 pic.twitter.com/PJSKxDQy6U — Witty Futty (@witty_futty) December 31, 2017





The Egyptian then pushed hard to get himself in scoring positions, and finally after squandering quite a few chances, put himself on the score sheet. And Ian Wright seemed to have found a glimpse of Messi in the Liverpool forward.





"When you look at the chances out there today he's missed five or six - I saw him do the same at Newcastle," he said, quoted Daily Star.









"I'm not saying he's as good as who I'm going to say. He reminds me of Messi, the scampering way he plays. He gives me a Messi vibe. He's short, his style. He's got a Messi vibe," he concluded.





To which the programme host Gary Lineker replied: "He's good, but come on. Let's be realisitic!"





Salah went off with a discomfort last night, and his situation is still being assessed. Klopp clearly didn't want to risk his star player, but despite his best efforts, he could miss the New Year's trip to Burnley.