Manchester United Legend Paul Scholes Ended the Eden Hazard vs Mohamed Salah Debate

Manchester United Legend Paul Scholes Ended the Eden Hazard vs Mohamed Salah Debate

Elijah Odetokun
updated at June 9, 2024 at 6:11 AM
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  • There are several other players of this generation pitched against each other by football fans on social media
  • Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has given an answer to the Eden Hazard vs Mohamed Salah debate

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Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has ended one of the football fans' most fiery debates on social media involving Chelsea legend Eden Hazard and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah.

Hazard spent seven years at Stamford Bridge and made himself a fan favourite. He was arguably the Premier League’s best player at that time before leaving for Real Madrid.

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Eden Hazard and Mohamed Salah chatting ahead of the Carabao Cup match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield on September 26, 2018. Photo by Jan Kruger.
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Salah could not break in at Chelsea and left for AS Roma before returning to the English top-flight with Liverpool, where he has become one of the all-time greats.

Football fans on social media have argued endlessly about who is the better player among the two stars. The Blues fans hold ‘pure football’ for their man while the Reds defend theirs with the numbers.

Scholes settles Hazard vs Salah debate

As seen in a video circulating on social media, Scholes discussed the topic with the Ninety Plus Uno podcast about who he thinks is the better player of the two.

“That's tough because Liverpool had a few that were good at that time, Salah had Mane and Firmino with him. Hazard in that Chelsea team made a total difference to that team,” he said.
“I remember the FA Cup final against Manchester United, he scored a penalty to win it 1-0. He was the difference between the teams.
“So, I think just because Liverpool had a few other good players as well, I think Hazard in that Chelsea team made them better; he was the better team player.''

The former Lille man retired after his dream move to Real Madrid turned out to be wrong. The Egyptian is possibly nearing the end of his time in the Premier League.

Emenalo not giving up on Salah

Sports Brief previously reported that former Chelsea director Michael Emenalo is not ruling Salah out of a future move to the Saudi Pro League after unsuccessful previous attempts.

Al-Ittihad reportedly had an offer of £150 million rejected for the former Basel man, but Emenalo claimed the door of the league is open to any player, including Salah.

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Elijah Odetokun is Reuters-trained journalist with three years of experience having previously worked at Daily Times Nigeria, OmaSports and El Futbolero.