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Darrent Bent picks the only two players to have better Premier League careers than Mo Salah

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With Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool career coming to an end, a debate has started over whether he is among the greatest Premier League players of all time.Since the turn of the century, no Reds star has come close to matching Salah’s goal return for the Merseyside outfit. What is your all-time favourite Mohamed Salah moment at Liverpool? ⚽ Credit: Liverpool FC/Getty Images Darren Bent has now named his top-five all-time Premier League players, based on their stints in the English top flight, and ranks the Liverpool winger just below Wayne Rooney and Thierry Henry.Wayne Rooney and Thierry Henry named better than Mohamed SalahSpeaking to talkSPORT in the wake of the Salah departure news, Bent was asked to pick his top five.Interestingly, he said that Cristiano Ronaldo was below the Liverpool icon, as was former Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne.Bent also gave a special mention to Steven Gerrard despite the ex-Reds skipper not making his list.He said: “Number three, Salah.



So they’re special mentions as well. Giggs special mention as well.

But yeah, I’ve gone Salah at three.” Is Mohamed Salah Liverpool’s greatest EVER player? Nine years of sheer brilliance are coming to an end… Photo Credit: Getty Images/Stuart Franklin – UEFA/Michael Regan Rooney, Henry and Salah’s Premier League stats comparedDuring his time with Manchester United and Everton, Rooney managed to outscore and provide more assists than Salah.He is the Premier League’s third all-time top goalscorer with 208 strikes compared to the Egyptian’s total of 191.The former England international also has the fourth-most assists (103) compared to Salah’s 93.However, Rooney made a total of 491 appearances in the Premier League, whereas the Liverpool hero has, so far, featured in the competition on 323 occasions.As for Henry, he managed 175 goals and 79 assists in 275 games during two spells with Arsenal.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox