Salah won FWA award and Golden Boot but isn't Liverpool's Player of the Season

However, he hasn't been the Reds' standout star this term, according to former player David James, who believes Alisson should take that prize.

Although Salah got off to a blistering start in the 2021/22 season, netting 23 goals in 27 appearances, he's entered a rut by his extremely high standards.

He's netted just five times from open play since returning from the Africa Cup of Nations, which saw Egypt suffer penalty heartache in the final. Salah also missed out on the 2022 World Cup by losing on penalties to Sadio Mane's Senegal again.

"Alisson's my Liverpool player of the season without a doubt, I've been saying it for weeks," James told talkSPORT.com with Genting Casino.

"This isn't about the goalkeeper's union - I've been looking through some videos and Alisson's got the best at one on ones. I looked at him, Hugo Lloris and Ederson in one on one situations.

"When I watched through the videos I was like 'oh yeah, he made that save'. He's been pulling out big saves all season when Liverpool have been at 0-0 or not winning a game of football and then Liverpool will go on and score three or four goals.

"Mo Salah has been fantastic again - sharing the Golden Boot, but if you look at Liverpool's record, what has been really polarised has been the end of the season where in four of the last five games Liverpool have been behind and come back to win the games. They've got so much resilience.

"Whereas earlier in the season when they were conceding first they weren't winning the games. That made Alisson's early saves even more important.

"He has been superb this season. He has underpinned everything that Liverpool have achieved so far.

"His assists he's contributed, his calmness, he never looks flapped. He's been a rock.

"Don't be surprised if Ali's man-of-the-match in the Champions League final."