Crystal Palace full-back Patrick van Aanholt has warned Liverpool's Mohamed Salah that he intends to “shut him down” at Anfield on Saturday.

The Reds' 17-goal top scorer has been in blistering form but the Netherlands international insists he's relishing the prospect of trying to prevent Salah from adding to his account.

“Yeah, I always want to play against the best and Salah is one of the best in the league,” Van Aanholt told Sky Sports.

“It's my time to shut him down and make sure he doesn't score or play well.”

Roy Hodgson's Palace, who have pulled four points clear of the drop zone, have won their last two away matches in the Premier League.

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They sealed a shock win at the Etihad before Christmas and followed that up with another triumph on the road against Wolves.

Van Aanholt believes the Eagles have got what it takes to dent Liverpool's title hopes.

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“It's going to be hard, especially at Anfield.” he added.

“We know they are going to come at us and press us. We just need to focus on our game and see what happens.

“Wins always give us a boost. To win against the champions was special.

“If we can beat Liverpool like we beat City then I'll be very happy. As well as the front three, they have (Xherdan) Shaqiri and (Daniel) Sturridge so it's going to be hard but we're capable of doing it. We did it against Manchester City so why can't we do it again?