- Mo Salah laughed at a journalist when asked his reaction to being named only the world's 7th best player.
- The Liverpool star is in the form of his life and considered the best player in the Premier League.
- Three other Premier League players finished ahead of him in the 2021 Ballon d'Or ranking.
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah laughed in a journalist's face when he was asked for his reaction to being named just the seventh best player in the world.
The Ballon d'Or ceremony was held earlier this week with PSG's Lionel Messi scooping the top prize for a seventh time. Salah, however, could only finish seventh overall, despite enjoying a stellar 2021 in which he was widely regarded as the best player in the English Premier League.
Those who voted for the Ballon d'Or winner, however, seemed to disagree, placing him as just the fourth best player in the league this year.
Chelsea midfielders Jorginho and N'Golo Kante, as well as Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo, finished above the talismanic Egyptian forward.
Known for his upbeat and carefree attitude, Salah seemed to see the funny side of his lowly position.
Having scored two goals in Liverpool's 4-1 demolition of local rivals Everton Wednesday night, Salah was asked by an Amazon Prime Video reporter for his reaction to the Ballon d'Or.
"Seventh in the Ballon d'Or," the reporter began, before the Egyptian burst out laughing and shook his head.
With a smile on his face, Salah said, "I have no comment," before shrugging his shoulders.
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The reporter then added that if Salah continues in his current form — which sees him topping both the goals and assists charts in the Premier League — he will likely be higher next year.
Still smiling, the Liverpool forward said, "Hopefully, we never know."
Salah is in the form of his life having scored 19 goals in 19 games this season. Of the 14 league matches he has played this campaign, the Egyptian has failed to score or assist in only two of them.
In the same interview, Salah stated he cared more about team trophies rather than individual accolades like the Ballon d'Or.
"My first target is to win something with the club, Champions League, Premier League, hopefully both," he said.
"That's the main target for anyone."
Salah's selflessness drew praise from Thierry Henry, who was a pundit for the game.
"'What it [Salah's Ballon d'Or comment] does is let his football do the talking," the former Arsenal striker told Amazon Prime Video.
'There's no point to talk, he will get what he deserves at the end of the day. It was a good day which was the most important thing."