Mohamed Salah feels “blessed” by the connection he has with the Liverpool fans, with the Egyptian saying the bond “means everything” to him as he prepares to say farewell to Anfield.
Salah will make his final Liverpool appearance on Sunday when the Reds host Brentford, bringing down the curtain on a nine-year career on Merseyside that has seen him win nine trophies, including two Premier League titles and a Champions League crown.
The 33-year-old has scored 257 goals for Liverpool, trailing only Ian Rush (346) and Roger Hunt (285) on the Reds’ all-time list.
But it is his relationship he has built with the supporters that means most to Salah as he gets set to say goodbye.
“It means to me everything,” Salah said in a new Liverpool film ‘Salah: Farewell to the King’.
“You live in the club, you feel the love and appreciation from the fans. This is the most important thing, people appreciate what you have done and appreciate everything you’ve done for them and for yourself.
“So, this is the most important thing.
“It feels special. I’m blessed. Not too many people had the opportunity to play here nine years and perform how I performed or just enjoy or go through the process that I’ve been through.
“So, it’s a blessing and something I don’t take for granted.”
Salah: My children will always be Liverpool fans
Salah’s next club has not been confirmed, but he made it clear his children will always be Liverpool fans.
“The club means everything. The people mean everything, the city means everything. I will always love this club. I will always support it,” he added.
“My kids will always support it and even when I talk to them now, I tell them like, we’re leaving Liverpool, they say, ‘Well, we’re going to support the club even when you leave.’
“I say, ‘We’re not going to support my new club?’ They say, ‘No, we love Liverpool. We’re going to support Liverpool. We’re not going to support anything else.’”
Salah will hope to bow out by ensuring Liverpool end a disappointing season by at least qualifying for next season’s Champions League.
Liverpool need just a point against Brentford to achieve that, though with their six goal advantage over sixth-placed Bournemouth in goal difference, the Reds will likely qualify regardless of the result.
