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Mohamed Salah happy to sacrifice Champions League for Premier League glory

Salah happy to sacrifice UCL for Prem glory
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Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah insists that the Champions League is more "prestigious" than the Premier League, but he knows the importance of finishing above Man City.

Mohamed Salah has said that he is 'happy to sacrifice his dream' of winning the Champions League to help Liverpool lift the Premier League title.

The Reds have slipped below Manchester City into second place in the English top flight, trailing the reigning champions by a point with eight matches to go.

Liverpool also remain in Champions League contention, meanwhile, with their last-16 tie against Bayern Munich finely poised following a goalless first leg at Anfield.

Ahead of the return meeting with Bayern on Wednesday evening, Salah admits that he is fully aware of the importance of ending Liverpool's near-three-decade wait for top-flight silverware, even if it comes at the expense of realising his own European dream.

"I will be honest with you, the most prestigious competition for me is the Champions League," he is quoted as saying by Sky Sports News. "But the dream for the entire city and the club is the league.

"So, I am happy to sacrifice my dream for their dream but if we win both that would great and this is what we are trying to do.

"The [Premier League] is very tough and we have difficult games left as do they. All you can do is win your games and hopefully they will fail in one so we can win the title.

"My mind is sharp and there is pressure but I am strong mentally and we just have to keep going. We will see what we can do at the end of the season but mentally I am ready for everything."

Liverpool's next league game is a trip to strugglers Fulham on Sunday afternoon.


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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Manchester CityMan City30242479215874
2Liverpool30227168175173
3Tottenham HotspurSpurs30201957322561
4Arsenal30186663392460
5Manchester UnitedMan Utd30177658401858
6Chelsea29176650311957
7Wolverhampton WanderersWolves30128103836244
8Watford30127114244-243
9West Ham UnitedWest Ham30116133743-639
10Leicester CityLeicester30115143842-438
11Everton30107134142-137
12Bournemouth30114154154-1337
13Newcastle UnitedNewcastle3097142938-934
14Crystal Palace3096153641-533
15Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2996143242-1033
16Southampton3079143450-1630
17Burnley3086163457-2330
18Cardiff CityCardiff3084182757-3028
19Fulham3045212868-4017
20Huddersfield TownHuddersfield3035221553-3814

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