Curtis Jones appeared to land himself in hot water with Liverpool team-mate Mo Salah by claiming former Chelsea star Eden Hazard was a better player than the Reds' star attacker

Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones has cleared up his comparison of teammate Mohamed Salah and former Premier League star Eden Hazard.

The latest Liverpool news with Curtis Jones sending a subtle Mohamed Salah message - amid his ongoing contract saga at Anfield.

Curtis Jones has insisted he’d always pick Mohamed Salah in his team, after previously admitting he thought Eden Hazard was a better player than his Liverpool team-mate. The Reds midfielder revealed that the former Chelsea stars was one of his idols when speaking to Rio Ferdinand on TNT Sport’s ‘ Between the Lines ’.

Curtis Jones confessed that he was often in awe watching Eden Hazard during his peak at Chelsea and admitted he was a better footballer than Liverpool colleague Mohamed Salah

Home / Football / Premier League News / Curtis Jones makes surprising Mohamed Salah admission, claiming he is not as good as a former Chelsea winger Curtis Jones says Eden Hazard was a better player than Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah.

Salah ranks among the Premier League’s top 10 for both goals and assists, yet his teammate Jones believes there's somebody better.

If this is Mohamed Salah’s last season at Anfield, he is getting a lot of love on his way out after Curtis Jones joined him on the hoardings for a sit-down celebration following Liverpool's opening go

It was status quo at the top of the Premier League to some extent with Arsenal and Liverpool both winning last time out, keeping the Reds six points clear with a game in hand over Arsenal. Nottingham Forest lost ground after sustaining a shock 5-0 defeat at Bournemouth with Chelsea's loss at Manchester City drawing the Cherries level on points,

Arne Slot was afforded the chance to rest a lot of his big name players for Liverpool’s 3-2 loss at PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Wednesday night, with most of them expected back here. While Joe Gomez is back in Liverpool training, Diogo Jota and Curtis Jones remain injury doubts.

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Liverpool head to Bournemouth this weekend with Arne Slot able to rest a number of key stars ahead of the trip down south. With a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League already sealed, the Reds made the trip to PSV Eindhoven midweek without Alisson,