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Liverpool ace Mohamed Salah should be compared to Cristiano Ronaldo, not Lionel Messi, says Jamie Carragher 2018/03/03 00:48:57dailymail.co.uk Mohamed Salah is more like Cristiano Ronaldo than he is Lionel Messi, according to Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher. Salah has been phenomenal in his first Premier League campaign, bagging 31 goals in all competitions for Liverpool after arriving from Roma in the summer for £39.6million. The Egyptian has inevitably been compared to Messi, who has regularly operated in the same position on the right wing, dribbles like Salah and has as devastating a left foot. Mohamed Salah has been in sensational form since he moved to Liverpool in the summer Salah has regularly been compared to Barcelona forward Lionel Messi due to his style of play But Carragher is convinced it is the other great of the game Salah should be compared to. He wrote in the Telegraph: 'Cristiano Ronaldo is the prime example of how the role [of wide forward] has changed. 'When he joined Manchester United he liked hugging the touchline, performing his step-overs and terrorising right-backs. 'Now he is completely different player - a goalscorer more than provider. He is disappointed if he comes off the pitch and has not scored. But Jamie Carragher believes he should be compared to the Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo 'He does not want to be indulging in his party tricks out wide because he cannot shoot from there, so his game is all about cutting inside and getting into the penalty area to swell those extraordinary numbers. 'That is why although there has been some comparisons made between Salah's style and that of Lionel Messi – obviously he is not at the level of either Messi or Ronaldo yet – the Liverpool forward has more of Ronaldo's approach about him. 'Messi likes to come deeper for the ball and involve himself in the build-up. That is not Salah's way. He has the mindset of a prolific striker, as demonstrated by how disappointed he is whenever he is substituted late in a match as he craves more goals. It is refreshing to see.'