Liverpool News:Mohamed Salah insisted that he vowed to play for Liverpool while still at Chelsea

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Mohamed Salah says he dreamed of joining Liverpool while still a Chelsea player. The Egyptian has been a revelation at Anfield after completing a summer switch from Roma, scoring 20 goals in his opening 26 games of the season across all competitions. Salah spent a frustrating 12 months at Chelsea before moving to Fiorentina on loan, then joining Roma permanently, but says his first taste of playing at Anfield had a lasting impact. "It was while I was at Chelsea that I first got to play at Anfield," he told the club's official website. "I can remember I told myself – as I said on my very first day here: 'I have to come here one day and play' after I’d experienced that atmosphere. "That atmosphere was unbelievable, really. I was very happy to play here against Liverpool – and now I am even happier to play for Liverpool here."

Liverpool had shown interest in Salah from the player's move to Stamford Bridge in 2014, but feels his experiences at Chelsea have proved key to his development. He said. "There was interest from Liverpool when I went to Chelsea, but I think if I’d come at that time maybe things wouldn’t have maybe have gone as well then as they have for me now. "Who knows? But I went to Chelsea and everything worked out how it did and now I am here at Liverpool at the right time. "When I go somewhere, I am always telling myself 'I have to learn from here' – and I know, 100 per cent, I learned a lot from Chelsea; I learned how to be more professional and to become a better person and player. "It was a big step in my career and I had a good relationship with the players there – and you could see that when we played them at Anfield recently."