Mohamed Salah Premier League Legacy Edges Ronaldo, Carragher Contends

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Jamie Carragher believes Mohamed Salah ranks behind only Thierry Henry among overseas stars in Premier League history, and says Liverpool's forward has now done enough to sit above Cristiano Ronaldo in that debate, as Liverpool confirm Salah will depart Anfield at the end of the 2025-26 season.

Liverpool state the 33-year-old will finish a nine-year spell on Merseyside when the current contract expires in 2026, ending a period that has brought eight major trophies, including two Premier League titles, and has seen Salah become central to Liverpool's domestic dominance under successive managers.

Salah joined Liverpool from Roma in 2017 for a reported 36.5m fee and has since produced 189 goals and 92 assists in 310 Premier League games, the highest combined total for one club in competition history, placing Salah alongside Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney in the all-time attacking numbers.

The Egyptian's 284 Premier League goal contributions, counting every goal and assist, are exceeded only by Rooney with 311 and Shearer with 324, figures Carragher argues move Salah beyond Ronaldo when measuring lasting influence within English football's top division rather than careers shaped elsewhere.

Carragher writes in The Telegraph that, among overseas attacking players to shine in England, Salah is surpassed only by Henry for overall impact and consistency, while candidates such as Ronaldo, Eden Hazard, Gianfranco Zola, Dennis Bergkamp and Eric Cantona cannot match Salah's sustained output across every domestic league campaign.

Carragher notes Ronaldo's Manchester United spells, totalling 236 Premier League appearances, 103 goals and 37 assists, come either side of the Real Madrid peak years, and believes Salah moves narrowly ahead when judging strictly on performances and effect inside the Premier League rather than broader achievements across European competitions.

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Salah has already earned two Premier League Player of the Year awards, most recently in 2024-25 after an individual campaign that powered Liverpool to a 20th top-flight championship, while Ronaldo, Henry, Kevin de Bruyne and Nemanja Vidic are the only other players with two wins in that category.

Carragher adds that any all-time Premier League XI would, in that view, feature Salah automatically in a front three, lining up with Henry and Ronaldo, as Henry's two titles and 249 league goal contributions from 175 goals and 74 assists mirror Salah's trophy haul while underlining the scale of both careers.

As the 2025-26 season approaches its conclusion, Salah's confirmed exit date allows assessments of a Liverpool era shaped by consistent scoring, decisive assists and major trophies, and strengthens arguments such as Carragher's that place Salah near the very top of the Premier League's greatest overseas forwards.