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The 25-year-old’s second goal at the Anfield Stadium on Sunday has earned him comparison with the five-time Ballon d’or winner Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has likened Mohamed Salah’s second goal against Tottenham Hotspur to the type Lionel Messi scores. The Egypt international struck twice as Jurgen Klopp’s men were held by Victor Wanyama and Harry Kane’s strikes in a thrilling Premier League fixture on Sunday. Salah displayed his individual brilliance in the 91st minute, weaving through Spurs’ defence before chipping the ball over Hugo Lloris from a very tight angle. And Carragher said that forward’s style of finishing and dribbling can only be matched by one man in the football world. "The only man who can score that goal is Lionel Messi," Carragher told SkySports. "If you think of Messi and the types of goals he scores, that's what he does in tight areas, dinking the keeper." With 21 goals in 25 league games already this season, the fo...

he PSG man returned to action alongside his 'bad boy' co-star Neymar while the Italian forward found a novel way to thank his nearest and dearest Dani Alves made his return to action with Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday against Lille after several weeks out due to suspension. The Brazilian veteran has had a good deal of time on his hands since he was sent off for dissent against Lyon, and it does not take too much for the right-back, whose catchphrase on social media has become 'good crazy', to do something mad on Instagram. This week’s antics, however, have been extreme even for the former Barcelona and Juventus star. Playing the blushing bride, dressed all in white, he throws a bouquet of flowers over his head to his waiting friends. In the background, a song is playing, with the lyrics 'Say your daughter can be mine' prominent. It proved to be a successful return to action for Alves, who teamed up with Neymar to help PSG to a 3-0 away win a...

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone insists they have not sparked the La Liga title race back into life despite closing the gap on leaders Barcelona to nine points this past weekend. Barcelona dropped their first points since December 2 when they were held to a 1-1 draw against local rivals Espanyol and Atletico Madrid took advantage by beating third-placed Valencia on Sunday night. Angel Correa's long-range strike in the second half was enough to settle a close encounter at the Wanda Metropolitano and move his side two points closer to the runaway leaders. But following the final whistle, Simeone was adamant that Barcelona will need to drop more points before he even starts to consider the prospect of delivering their first La Liga title since 2014. 'We are still a long way from that, we are focused on growing as a team,' Simeone told reporters after the match. 'I will be leaving the stadium tonight thinking about the hard work of my player...

Espnayol manager Quique Sanchez Flores has blasted Gerard Pique for his controversial goal celebration during Barcelona's 1-1 draw. The defender put his finger to his lips to try 'silence' the fans after he had scored a late equaliser. Sanchez Flores insisted his club's supporters were above such actions and criticised Pique for the provocation. Speaking after the game, Sanchez Flores told reporters: 'Our fans are above this sort of behaviour, and will respond in the right way. 'Pique will not be able to silence our fans, not our fans, this is not something we will concern ourselves with. 'We are happy with our performance, it was a good result and showed we can switch between formations and systems, plus our defensive line was very solid. 'It was tough for both team with poor conditions and a pitch that was cutting up, but I was pleased with our approach and attitude. 'The games with Barcelona do not define our season and we m...

After losing star players in controversial circumstances in recent transfer windows, CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke will not tolerate a repeat of such antics Borussia Dortmund players have been warned any attempts to force a move in the near future like Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ousmane Dembele will backfire on them and cause a "huge problem". The Bundesliga side lost their prized assets in controversial circumstances, as Dembele skipped training to protest his club's refusal to sell him to Barcelona, eventually leading to a €105 million transfer in August. There was further unrest in January, when Aubameyang was suspended for skipping a team meeting amid intense speculation before he was sold to Arsenal on the final day of the window. And the club have taken steps to ensure that any players who want to leave Signal Iduna Park should refrain from causing a stir like the departed stars, as CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke warned they will only damage themselves. ...

After another Man of the Match performance from Bayern Munich’s Colombian sensation with a goal and an assist in their 2-0 win over Mainz, Jupp Heynckes has praised James Rodriguez while adding fuel to his fire by saying he expects even more. James is Heynckes’ favourite midfielder, having started the 26-year-old in 11 of his 12 appearances so far this season for a total of 939 minutes. And Heynckes couldn't be more grateful to have the left-footed wizard. “In his current form and how he has integrated himself, James is a God-send for Bayern Munich,” Heynckes told a press conference before Bayern Munich’s DFB Cup game against Paderborn on Tuesday. “At Real Madrid he wasn’t getting the game that time a player of his calibre deserves. You get the feeling that he is happy in Munich, because it’s not easy when someone comes into a new country, culture, language and way of life. “He is playing well, but he can play better. I have told him personally how I think he ca...

There are few records in football which seem genuinely untouchable, however Alan Shearer's goals scored in the Premier League era will take some beating. Shearer bagged 260 goals for Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United, and for years has stood, threatened by no-one, at the top of the scoring chart. However, Harry Kane may well be the man to take Shearer's mantle, having reached a century of Premier League strikes in double quick time. Kane's last gasp penalty for Tottenham against Liverpool on Sunday was his 100th goal in the English league - he becomes the 27th member of the '100 club'. Most impressive about this is how fast the England striker has achieved this milestone, bagging his century in a mere 141 Spurs games. Only one man has reached the number faster, in only 124 games - no prizes for guessing that Shearer also holds that distinction. The breakdown of Kane's century reveals his style of play - although capable of striki...