This is the Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.

First thing is first. There's been a lot of talk over the last few days about Mo Sala being the best player in the world.

Is he the best player in the world at the moment and how do you rate his chances of winning the Ballandor?

He's doing pretty well at the moment, so let's say it, you know, in that way, you know, he's an incredible football player, you know, he's been showing it already for the last couple of seasons consistently.

The numbers speak for itself. So I can only say that we are very very happy that he's in the forum he's in. He's definitely up there.

And I think, you know, everyone's, it's everyone's opinion. And we as players, we know as well as well that you know one week he could be

You know one of the best players in the world and the next week you know people can try to put you down so we're just very appreciated of what he's doing we know the quality

he has we know the difficulties he can give opponents and yeah obviously he's doing

it pretty well. And what about yourself at the moment?

Do you feel you're as fit, you're as strong,

and you're at the performance levels that you were showing before the injury?

And if so, what's it taken for you to get back to those kind of levels as well?

Well I'm still on the way you know it's still everyone's opinion and I know that

there is a lot of you know eyes you know pointing at my direction if it's

gonna be back the same way and stuff and the only thing I can do is try my best each and

every game is what's what I do. I feel like I'm improving. Everyone knows how

how difficult it is to come back from a knee injury. And I don't think there is a lot of examples of players who had an ACL and a

knee injury that is back to its best after obviously a year on today.

So I've worked to do, but the thing is,

I don't think about what others really has to say or

or judge you know, I want to be as good as I can for the team I play for and for the fans I play for and in my case the country I play for and the only

thing to get there is play games get better get more confident in the things you do, get back to normal things.

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