Why Mohamed Salah Is Liverpool’s Greatest Player Ever

For years, Liverpool’s “greatest ever” debate has been treated as settled before it even begins. Steven Gerrard’s name is often placed at the top by default, protected by nostalgia, symbolism, and sentiment.

But football greatness is not a museum piece. It evolves. And when the conversation is stripped of bias and grounded in achievement, impact, and sustained excellence, one conclusion becomes unavoidable:

Mohamed Salah is Liverpool’s greatest legend.

This is not disrespect.
This is reality.

Titles Matter — And Salah Delivered at the Highest Level

Great players are remembered for moments.
Great legends are remembered for eras.

Mohamed Salah — Major Titles Won With Liverpool

• Premier League: 2 (2019–20, 2024–25)

• UEFA Champions League: 1 (2018–19)

• FA Cup: 1 (2021–22)

• EFL Cup: 2 (2021–22, 2023–24)

• FIFA Club World Cup: 1 (2019)

• UEFA Super Cup: 1 (2019)

• Community Shield: 1 (2022)

Salah was not a passenger in any of these wins.
He was central, decisive, and relentless.

Two league titles — including one under Jürgen Klopp and another under Arne Slot — tell a powerful story:
Salah did not dominate one system or one cycle. He defined multiple eras.

Steven Gerrard — Major Titles Won With Liverpool

• UEFA Champions League: 1 (2004–05)

• FA Cup: 2 (2000–01, 2005–06)

• EFL Cup: 3 (2000–01, 2002–03, 2011–12)

• UEFA Cup: 1 (2000–01)

• UEFA Super Cup: 2 (2001, 2005)

• Community Shield: 2 (2001, 2006)

Premier League titles: 0

Gerrard produced iconic moments.
Salah produced sustained dominance.

The “Carried Weak Teams” Myth — Let’s End It Properly

One of the most repeated arguments in Gerrard’s favour is that he “carried weak Liverpool teams.”

This narrative is not only inaccurate — it is disrespectful to the quality of players around him.

Those squads included:

• Xabi Alonso — Champions League winner with Real Madrid, league titles with Bayern

• Javier Mascherano — Key figure at Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona

• Fernando Torres — One of Europe’s elite forwards in his Liverpool prime

• Luis Suárez — One of the greatest strikers the Premier League has ever seen

• Philippe Coutinho — Record transfer to Barcelona, Champions League winner at Bayern

• Djibril Cissé — Proven European striker

• Harry Kewell — Elite winger at club and international level

• Fabio Aurelio & Álvaro Arbeloa — The latter went on to win everything at Real Madrid

• Daniel Agger — Defensive leader and modern ball-playing centre-back

These were not weak teams.
They were teams that lacked depth, consistency, and long-term squad planning — not talent.

The idea that Gerrard stood alone is a convenient myth, not football truth.

Output and Influence: Where Salah Separates Himself

Mohamed Salah did not just score goals — he reset Liverpool’s attacking standards.

• Liverpool’s all-time Premier League top scorer

• Multiple Golden Boots

• Elite output season after season

• Match-winner in finals, title races, and European nights

• Consistent availability in an era of intense physical demand

Salah was the focal point of Liverpool’s rise back to the summit of English and European football.
Not for one season.
Not for one moment.
But year after year.

Leadership Isn’t Just an Armband

Steven Gerrard’s leadership is often framed as his trump card — and rightly so.

But leadership is not limited to shouting instructions or wearing the captain’s armband.

Salah led by:

• Reliability

• Discipline

• Performance under pressure

• Setting the standard every single season

Leadership through production is still leadership.

Why This Debate Is So Emotional

The resistance to placing Salah at No.1 has little to do with football.

Gerrard represents:

• Identity

• Loyalty

• A symbol of an era

Salah represents:

• Achievement

• Output

• Global dominance

One is protected by memory.
The other is judged in real time.

That difference explains the discomfort.

Final Word: Reordering Greatness, Not Erasing It

Steven Gerrard is a Liverpool legend.
That is not in question.

But when greatness is ranked by:

• League titles

• Major trophies

• Individual dominance

• Era-defining impact

Mohamed Salah now stands alone at the top.

This is not bias.
This is not recency effect.
This is football reality.

Mohamed Salah is Liverpool’s greatest legend.

And it’s time we stopped pretending otherwise.