{"id":411769,"date":"2026-01-16T22:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/411769\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T22:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:57:11","slug":"asamoah-gyan-says-player-sold-by-liverpool-is-actually-better-than-mohamed-salah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/411769\/","title":{"rendered":"Asamoah Gyan says player sold by Liverpool is actually better than Mohamed Salah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mohamed Salah has been one of the most dominant players in England for many years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/2025\/09\/21\/mohamed-salah-closing-in-on-niche-premier-league-record-for-liverpool-which-would-oust-wayne-rooney\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Salah has now broken Wayne Rooney\u2019s record<\/a> for most goal contributions at a single Premier League club.<\/p>\n<p>He finished as their top goalscorer last term when they won their second-ever title and played a crucial role in their 2020 success.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mail.png\" alt=\"mail icon\"\/>Join our newsletter for news &amp; smart analysis. <\/p>\n<p>Up until a few years ago, the winger was helping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool<\/a> dominate alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/tag\/sadio-mane\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sadio Mane<\/a> and Roberto Firmino.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/2026\/01\/15\/liverpool-made-three-of-the-best-signings-in-the-history-of-football-say-jurgen-klopp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jurgen Klopp praised the lethal Liverpool attack<\/a> recently, saying they were three of the best-ever signings in football, not just at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>          Unpopular opinion: Peak Sadio Mane was better than peak Mohamed Salah\u2026 <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">People aren&#8217;t ready for that discussion\u2026<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RTK-26-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Sadio Mane pats the Champions League trophy after Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur in the final at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid (Credit: Getty Images\/Jose Breton\/NurPhoto).&#10;Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring for Liverpool against Southampton in the Premier League at Anfield (Credit: Getty Images\/Julian Finney).\" class=\"wp-image-279518\" \/>Photo Credit: Getty Images\/Jose Breton\/NurPhoto\/Julian Finney     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>Whether Salah is better than Mane is up for debate, but Asamoah Gyan has certainly made his feelings on the situation clear.<\/p>\n<p>Asamoah Gyan ranks Sadio Mane ahead of Mohamed Salah<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/2026\/01\/16\/mohamed-salah-slated-for-afcon-performance-as-key-issue-in-liverpool-decline-becomes-clear\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mane recently bested Salah at the 2026 AFCON<\/a>, coming out on top in a semi-final clash between Senegal and Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>However, while both Liverpool icons have had impressive careers, Gyan does not believe they are the best African footballers.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Rio Ferdinand\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ShDhpie-Ag0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">podcast<\/a> this week, the former Sunderland talent was asked to rank Salah, Mane, Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto\u2019o.<\/p>\n<p>He put the former Inter Milan and FC Barcelona striker in the number one spot, with Drogba then taking second place.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps somewhat surprisingly to some fans, Gyan then ranked Mane ahead of Salah.<\/p>\n<p> How will Liverpool turn things around if they fail to get Champions League football in 25\/26? <\/p>\n<p>Arne Slot expressed concern about missing out on top-tier European football in his pre-Burnley press conference<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RTK-38-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Liverpool Manager Arne Slot during the Premier League match between Fulham and Liverpool at Craven Cottage\" class=\"wp-image-279790\" \/>Credit: Shaun Brooks \u2013 CameraSport\/Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>   Why Sadio Mane left Liverpool<\/p>\n<p>Now 33, Mane is currently on the books of Al-Nassr after he spent time at Bayern Munich following his Liverpool sale in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The winger was still in his prime years when he departed Anfield, and explained his decision to leave in an interview from November 2025.<\/p>\n<p>There did not appear to be any issues with the club, with Mane simply saying, as per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/sadio-mane-liverpool-transfer-bayern-32918505\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Echo<\/a>, that he wanted a new challenge.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cLiverpool was like home. It was my comfort zone. Let\u2019s try to try something [else] because I have almost won everything here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo my challenge is not because\u2026 of course some things can happen or blah blah, but for me that was not really important.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe motivation for me to go somewhere, okay to see\u2026 to leave my comfort zone and to do something else in the other part. So that was my reason why I say, \u2018Okay let\u2019s try. Why not?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mohamed Salah has been one of the most dominant players in England for many years. 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