DBasia.news – The North West Derby between Manchester United and Liverpool will be held at Old Trafford, Sunday (24/10) at 22.30 WIB in week nine of the Premier League. Ahead of this match the comparison between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi is inevitable.
The debate escalated after some time ago Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp said that currently there is no one better than Mo Salah after Liverpool’s 5-0 win over Watford.
“Come on, who is better than him? We don’t need to talk about what (Lionel) Messi and Ronaldo have done for world football and their dominance, but at the moment, he (Mo Salah) is the best,” Klopp said after the game.
Judging from the current performance, Mo Salah is in his best condition with a record of 12 goals and four assists from 11 matches in all competitions with Liverpool. While Ronaldo with six goals from nine matches in all competitions with Man United.
However, when comparing the two, don’t forget that they both have different ages. When Mo Salah was on fire at the age of 29, Ronaldo, who is now 36 years old, has gone through phases of competition with Lionel Messi.
Ronaldo has also gone through periods of success with Man United (first term), Real Madrid and Juventus. But every player has his era and Mo Salah is making his legacy at Liverpool.
Looking at Salah’s current age, what phase did Ronaldo go through at the age of 29?
At the age of 29 Ronaldo defended Real Madrid which he strengthened from mid 2009 to 2018. At that time Ronaldo also contributed 541 goals from 662 matches, the details are 403 goals and 172 assists.
In terms of success in winning trophies, Ronaldo has also won two Champions Leagues, one LaLiga title, three Premier Leagues, and two Copa del Rey. Plus three Ballon d’Or. His playing position is also still a wing striker.
His ability to complete chances is still the best, but Ronaldo is still active on the flanks before transforming into a centre-forward.
Meanwhile, Salah has now won a Champions League and Premier League title with Liverpool. Prior to Liverpool, Mo Salah’s period experienced ups and downs with Chelsea, AS Roma and Fiorentina.
But so far Mo Salah has scored 137 goals in the Premier League from 214 games since joining Liverpool from Roma in 2017. Meanwhile, Ronaldo has scored 124 goals in 300 games from his two spells at United.