Michael Owen has his say on new Mo Salah contract and Liverpool title chances

Michael Owen has given his views on a range of Liverpool FC-related subjects including this season's title race and the future of talisman Mohamed Salah.

Owen, who hails from Flintshire, shared his thoughts in an interview with Theo Squires for the Liverpool ECHO.

With an incredible 27 goals from 33 appearances so far this season, Mohamed Salah is already enjoying the third most prolific campaign of his career.

As Liverpool FC chase the quadruple, that total is only going to rise between now and May with the Reds involved in at least another 13 games.

Keep progressing in the Champions League and FA Cup and that total can be as high as 20.

Replicating his record-breaking 44-goal haul from 2017/18 might currently look slightly out of reach for the Egyptian, who scored his 150th goal for the club last month, but it’s clear that if Jurgen Klopp’s men are to enjoy the most successful of seasons, Salah will be front and centre of it.

Salah’s recent brace against Leeds United took him to 152 goals in all competitions for the Reds and moved him up to ninth in their all-time scoring list.

Owen is the next man above him with 158 goals.

Almost certain to be overtaken in the coming weeks, the former England international is, tongue-in-cheek, dreading the day Liverpool’s Egyptian King scores his 159th Reds goal.

“Oh no! I didn’t know that, though I knew he was getting close,” Owen joked when speaking exclusively to the Liverpool ECHO at a VIP event celebrating 60 years of the Football Pools panel.

“When kids pull me in the streets, none of these youngsters know me anymore. Their dads are saying, 'He used to play football.'

“It’s the only thing I’ve got on people now, is to say, 'You know I’ve still scored more goals than Mo Salah?'