Eden Hazard admits he’s not at the same level as his “good friend” Mohamed Salah.
The pair briefly played together at Chelsea where Salah struggled for game-time, but since returning to English football with Liverpool in 2017 the Egyptian has taken the Premier League by storm.
He won the Golden Boot last season with 32 goals, a record number in a 38-game Premier League season, while he’s just one strike off top scorer Sergio Aguero in the current campaign.
Hazard, meanwhile, is widely expected to leave Chelsea this summer as the Blues have struggled to mount a league title challenge since they won the division under Jose Mourinho in 2014/15 and Antonio Conte in 2016/17.
The Blues are currently sixth in the table, and missed a chance to get back in touch with the top four when they lost 2-0 at Everton on Sunday.
And prior to that game, American channel NBC Sports aired an interview with Hazard in which he praised his favourite players, including Salah.
“He’s more of a midfielder than me but, of course, I like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo .
“Mo Salah is one of my good friends and he’s doing something incredible.
“I try to look at this player and this player and try to reach that level.”
