Rio Ngumoha has decided that despite all he has done for Liverpool since signing from AS Roma, Mohamed Salah is not the best winger of all time.
Salah has cemented himself as one of the greatest players in the Reds’ history, especially in the 21st century.
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The Liverpool winger’s form in 2025/26 may have been mixed, but he’s still been a key feature for much of the campaign.
Salah looked back to his best against Brighton, scoring, assisting, and winning a penalty in the 3-0.
As well as starting to chip in with more goal contributions, the defensive side of his game has improved as well.
Rio Ngumoha names Neymar ahead of Mohamed Salah
In total, the now 33-year-old has 251 goals and 121 assists during his Liverpool career.
He is one of the all-time top goalscorers in Premier League history as well.
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Yet, Rio Ngumoha does not believe that Salah is the best winger of all time.
Instead, when asked who was during a quick-fire Q&A with ESPN, the Liverpool Academy product instead selected Neymar.
One year older than Salah, the Brazilian has not played in Europe since 2023 when he moved to Saudi Arabia.
He’s now back in his home country competing for Santos, but has missed all but one of their 2026 league fixtures due to a knee injury.
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Yan Diomande gestures to teammates during RB Leipzig's Bundesliga match with VfL Wolfsburg at the Red Bull Arena. Bradley Barcola looks down during PSG's FIFA Club World Cup semi-final against Real Madrid in New Jersey. Nico Williams pictured in action for Athletic Bilbao in their Europa League semi-final clash versus Manchester United. Desire Doue during Paris Saint-Germain v Lille OSC - Ligue 1 McDonald's.
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Rio Ngumoha selects Virgil van Dijk among the world’s best
Elsewhere in the interview, Ngumoha named Brazilian Ronaldo as the best striker of all time.
He said that Zinedine Zidane is the best midfielder of all time.
The teenager then selected Liverpool skipper Virgil van Dijk as the best defender of all time.
Finally, as expected, Lionel Messi was Ngumoha’s pick for the greatest overall player of all time.
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