Gabby Agbonlahor says Mohamed Salah is the best African player to have played in the Premier League with Didier Drogba a close second.
Salah has been in scintillating form for Liverpool this campaign with nine goals in all competitions so far this season.
The Liverpool star recently reached the 100 league goals mark for the Reds and was key in leading the club to their maiden Premier League title and a Champions League win.
In comparison, Drogba scored 104 league goals across his two spells at Chelsea and won four Premier League titles, four FA Cups and Champions League.
With Salah still having many years left in him there’s the potential for him to deliver more silverware at Anfield and even exceed Drogba’s achievements.
But former Aston Villa forward Agbonlahor believes Liverpool’s ‘Egyptian King’ has already done enough to be called the best African player in the Premier League.
‘I think the top two is Mo Salah – he’s been outstanding in the Premier League – his goals, his performances,’ he told talkSPORT.
‘And then Drogba, he’d probably be second. Yaya Toure was amazing, but I think Drogba, given his legendary status and what he did for Chelsea, he’d be in the top two.
‘I think you’ve got to look at his goal record for all the games he’s played, Salah, he’s better than Drogba.
‘Everything goes through Salah, if you look at Liverpool now and you took Salah out of their team, I don’t think they’d finish in the top four, that’s how much of a difference he makes to their side.
‘When he doesn’t play I don’t think Liverpool are the same side. ‘Whereas Drogba, he still had a lot of goals coming from Lampard and other players in the team.
‘If you look at Drogba’s goal record, it’s nowhere near what Salah’s is – and he’s playing as a winger, not a striker! ‘So, I think Salah’s number one for me.’
