Salah, Sancho, Mahrez: Who is the world's best right-winger?

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah is arguably the best male footballer in the world right now.

While Robert Lewandowski might have something to say about that, there’s no denying that Salah is one of the early frontrunners for the 2022 Ballon d’Or having enjoyed a stunning season on Merseyside.

Whether or not the 29-year-old will reach the dizzying heights of his 2017/18 campaign remains to be seen, but notching 27 goals and 10 assists in just 33 appearances isn’t exactly bad going.

However, even if you’re going to bang the drum that Lewandowski is the world’s best – and power to you if that’s the case – you’ve at least got to acknowledge that Salah is the finest in his position.

Ok, sure, maybe there’s an argument to be had that Lionel Messi should be classified as a right winger, but Salah would still be most people’s pick as the best in the sport when it comes to manning that flank.

Besides, while there’s no escaping the fact that Salah interprets the right-wing position in a far more modern and inverted fashion, the Egyptian most certainly hogs the touchline enough not to be labelled as a striker.

As such, with the likes of Lewandowski, Kylian Mbappe, Cristiano Ronaldo and Erling Haaland out of the way, the runway is clear for Salah to take the throne as world football’s finest male player on the right flank.

Now, unsurprisingly, it’s an opinion that the team over at FourFourTwo agrees with as they heralded Salah as the best right-winger in the world just this week – but what about the other top contenders?

Although nobody can truly compete with the Liverpool sensation as it stands, the right-wing position certainly has talent elsewhere and FFT shone a light on that by naming their top 10 in the men’s game right now.

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