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Jose Mourinho has revealed why he believes Mo Salah is one of the most dangerous players on the planet - even after he sold him as Chelsea manager.

The Liverpool striker bounced back from his Stamford Bridge disappointment to be named PFA and Football Writers’ Player of the Year last season.

incredible form saw him score 44 goals in all competitions as well as fire Liverpool to the Champions League final - and raise questions as to why he couldn't force his way into Mourinho's plans at Chelsea.

In truth, the wealth of talent at

disposal at the time - including Eden Hazard and Willian - prompted the Londoners to cash in. But, working as a pundit for Russian TV, United's manager manager proved he is still a big admirer of Salah when describing the 26-year-old's qualities.

Ahead of Egypt's game against World Cup hosts Russia, Mourinho told RTV: “I don’t want to say he is the fastest, but one of the fastest players in the world. With the ball, without the ball, he can dribble, he can attack spaces behind defenders.

“Russia have to drop the defensive block back, and they have to react better when they lose the ball.”

Russia beat Saudi Arabia 5-0 in their opening game and now face a crunch clash with Egypt.

Mourinho added: “Egypt can hurt Russia. It may seem a contradiction, but I don’t think Russia can score many goals, and I’m saying this after 5-0.

“But I think they cannot score many goals against good teams, so I don’t think they can afford to concede many either.

“The game against Egypt is the crucial match of the group.”

While Mourinho believes Salah is one of the best in the world, he has described

as ‘Superman.’

He claims this will be the Real Madrid forward’s final chance to win football’s greatest prize - adding that it's Lionel Messi’s last World Cup at the height of his powers.

“I am not saying the best players always make a difference, but they are the ones that can make a difference,” he said. “Everybody knows that for the last decade Messi and Ronaldo were the best players on the planet.

“They did amazingly well for their clubs. They try to give the best of themselves to their countries.

“I think they both arrive at this World Cup, probably as the last one.”

Ronaldo has just led Real to a fourth Champions League in five years at the age of 33.

Messi remains Barcelona’s talisman, but turns 31 this month.

Mourinho added: “Of course Cristiano, from a physical point of view, is a superman. He can be there in Qatar if he wants, but four more years at the highest level, to come back to the next World Cup, I feel it will be hard.

“Lionel is younger and he can, perfectly possibly be in the next World Cup. But I also think that to play two or three matches every week – Barcelona, Real Madrid, La Liga, Champions League, national team - to resist all of that and arrive in four yeas at the highest level will be difficult.

“They are going to both put everything they’ve got into this World Cup to try to finish their careers winning the only thing they don’t have.

“None of them is a world champion and the careers they are having as club players, to be world champion, would be the pinnacle of their careers.”

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