Arsene Wenger declares Mohamed Salah as Liverpool prepares for draw in Barcelona

Arsene Wenger praised Liverpool for signing Mohamed Salah – and described the striker as "one of the best players in the world at the moment."

Salah joined the Roma Reds in 2017 and continued to flourish in Merseyside

Last season, the Egyptian won the gold medal of the Premier League and fired men Jurgen Klopp in the final of the Champions League.

And he is on track to repeat this feat this season, having climbed to the top of the scorers table with 21 goals and with the Reds face Barcelona in the semifinal in Europe this week.

It is also possible to lead the team to a first title in the Premier League.

And the former head of Arsenal, Wenger, congratulated the Reds for their decisive action in their attempt to land at Salah and for the way his talent was exploited at Anfield.

"Mohamed Salah is a fantastic player, said the Frenchman be in sports . "He flourished in Liverpool after having already been very good in Rome.

"He is a sensational player. He fell a little after the World Cup until in recent weeks, he has managed to return to his best level and he is one of the best players in the world at the moment.

"We have to give credit to Liverpool, which has many clubs in the market and can sniff a player like him, shows that they have done very well."

Liverpool will face Barcelona at Camp Nou on Wednesday night and Salah should start attacking, but questions arise about Roberto Firmino's state.

The Brazilian missed the Huddersfield win on Friday night with a slight muscle tear, but Klopp hopes he'll be available to face the champions of Spain.