‘He’s world class’… Curtis Jones left speechless after £34m Liverpool player’s display vs Newcastle last night

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Curtis Jones says he’s ‘ran out of words’ to describe just how good one of his Liverpool teammates is.

Jones was one of the Reds best players during the 4-2 mauling of Newcastle United last night. But despite his excellent display, there was still someone who stole the headlines ahead of him: Mohamed Salah.

Although he missed a penalty in the first-half, Mo was the man of the moment for Liverpool. He bounced back in the second-half to score twice, including a nerve-less spot-kick. Asked by LFCTV after the game for a few words on the Egyptian King, Jones was simply left in awe.

“I’ve ran out of words I think,” smiled the 22-year-old. “He misses a pen but that’s the thing with Mo and that’s why he’s world-class – he stays in the game.

“Any chance that he gets Mo knows he’s going to score. He has in his head all the time ‘I will score, I will score’. That’s why he’ll miss and he’ll go away with a smile on his face because he knows ‘I’ll get my chance and I’ll score again’.

“He stays in the game and that’s why he’s one of the best in the world and he has been for a number of years now.”

Jones hails Salah show

Jones is absolutely right. What more is there left to say about one of the greatest Liverpool players of all time.

At half-time last night, there was actually a fair bit to say about Salah that hasn’t been said before.

The 31-year-old was sloppy during the opening 45 minutes at Anfield. That isn’t something we’ve become used to seeing.

But after changing his boots at the break, Salah came out for the second-half with an almighty point to prove.

About to head of to the Ivory Coast for AFCON, Mo wasn’t going to let a missed penalty weigh on his conscience while he was away.

The £34m man turned things up a notch for the second-half and quite probably should have left with the match ball.

Instead, two will do for now. It brings him level with the monster that is Erling Haaland at the top of the Premier League scoring charts. Although Haaland has played five games less, that’s still no mean feat from Salah.

We’re going to miss him while he’s away, that’s for sure. Despite the changing faces of this team over recent times, Salah has remained that steady, world class presence. Last night was yet another reminder of that.