Mo Salah is distinct from most Premier League footballers in that he genuinely seems like a nice guy.
The Egyptian, who’ll compete in this summer’s World Cup with his national team, has been welcomed into life on Merseyside by the locals who’ve received his cheery demeanour - and his goals - very well indeed.
He might well have been forgiven for thinking his chance of becoming a success story in English football had come and gone after his stunting spell at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea had picked him up from Swiss side Basel for a £12M fee that now looks minimal. His integration into Jose Mourinho’s squad was less than smooth though, and he was soon left packing his bags.
A spectacular rehabilitation in Serie A with Fiorentina, and then with Roma, during which time he began the goalscoring run that’s brought him to the precipice of a Golden Boot on these shores.
In 26 appearances for Liverpool, he’s scored 22 goals and, as if he needed to do more to endear himself to the Anfield faithful, he’s been spotted knocking about on the streets of Liverpool interacting with fans.
On one particular occasion lately he was filmed in a chippy looking for a bit to eat. His order of choice? A humble fish cake.
His side are at home to West Ham on Saturday and it’ll be interesting to see how his new dietary regime might affect his sparkling showings. It’s not exactly Popeye’s spinach but far be it from us to question a man of his talents.
Watch Mo mingling with the locals below:
