Mo Salah brings something Liverpool have missed since Luis Suarez left – Jordan Henderson

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Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson believes that star striker Mohamed Salah has filled the void that Luis Suarez left in 2014 when he moved to Barcelona.

The England international played with Suarez for several seasons – including the 2013-14 campaign where Liverpool almost ran out title winners – and was able to witness the Uruguayan’s skills first-hand. NaijaBet.com

Since Suarez left for the Camp Nou, however, Liverpool struggled to replace their star marksman, and it was largely thanks to his departure after the World Cup that the Reds capitulated, finishing sixth.

Enter Salah, however, who arrived last summer and in his debut season for the Reds has almost broken all the scoring records made by previous forwards. NaijaBet.com

His four goals (36 for the season) last weekend against Watford meant he broke Fernando Torres’s record for the most goals scored by a Liverpool player in their debut season for the club (34), as well as surpassing Suarez’s best-scoring term for Liverpool (33).

“They are both fantastic players in their own right and you can’t compare them,” Henderson said, as reported by Goal.

“They are different players. I know they score a lot of goals and both work hard off the ball but it is very difficult to make that comparison.

“Luis moved on to Barcelona and is doing fantastically well. He is a fantastic player who I was privileged to play with.

“But Mo this season has been unbelievable. Absolutely unbelievable. He is doing it every week, without fail.” NaijaBet.com

Salah isn’t just scoring for fun, he also provides his teammates with assists – providing nine for the season in the league (the most out of any Liverpool player) and creating a further 43 chances.

“It’s the confidence. You have someone like Mo who does the hardest part of the game, which is putting the ball in the back of the net,” he added.

“Then, as a team, if we work as hard as we possibly can, Mo [is] going to finish it in the final third. We had that with Luis. You know when you are walking out there are so many goals out there for you.”

Liverpool face Crystal Palace away before a Manchester City Champions League doubleheader in April. 

Salah meanwhile will be playing for Egypt on Friday as they take on Portugal away, featuring a certain Cristiano Ronaldo, before playing Greece at home on Tuesday . NaijaBet.com