England Legend Lineker Slams Premier League For Awarding Ronaldo Player of the Month Ahead of Liverpool Star

- Gary Lineker claims Mohamed Salah should have comfortably won the Premier League player of the month of September award ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo

- Ronaldo picked up the award after scoring three goals in the month under review after making a return to Man United

- But Lineker believes Salah scored the same amount of goals last month and had more impact than Ronaldo

England legend Gary Lineker claims Liverpool star Mohamed Salah should have won the Premier League player of the month award comfortably ahead of recipient Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo beat Salah to the award amid his three goals in September after making a return to Manchester United.

But Lineker believes Salah who also scored three goals last month should have won the award instead for his impact at Liverpool so far, The Sun and Mirror report.

Lineker said: "He’s been terrific, but Mo Salah should’ve won this comfortably."

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However, fans are divided on who should or shouldn't have won the award.

One responded to Lineker, saying: "Has he been terrific? Two keeper gaffs v Newcastle, tap in v West Ham, Man U as a team were pretty poor in September and Ronaldo didn't contribute much at all beyond those 3 goals. Salah light years ahead."

Another said: "Couldn’t agree more he’s most probably the best player in the world at the moment."

The third person said: “36 years of age, and he wins the Premier League POTM in his first month back.

"The worst mistake a Cristiano Ronaldo hater could make? Doubting him."

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Gary Lineker has stated emphatically that Cristiano Ronaldo's second return to Premier League giants Manchester United was completed and sealed at the back of his garden in the UK.

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Ed Woodward who is the executive vice-chairman of Manchester United has a house beside that of Gary Lineker and these two legends used to interact on a daily basis.

At the end of August, Cristiano Ronaldo told Juventus chiefs that he wanted to leave and was immediately linked with a move to reigning Premier League champions Manchester City.

However, Manchester United eggheads hijacked the move and made sure that Cristiano Ronaldo return to Old Trafford for the second time in his career.

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner signed a two-year deal at Manchester United with the option of him to extend for a further year.