Saka Versus Salah: Who Is The Better Player So Far This Season?

Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah are two of the best right wingers currently playing in the English Premier League (EPL). These two stars have contributed largely to the successes of their respective clubs this season. Let us compare the performances of these two wingers in the Premiership this season

Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah are two of the best right wingers currently playing in the English Premier League (EPL). These two stars have contributed largely to the successes of their respective clubs this season. Let us compare the performances of these two wingers in the Premiership this season.

Bukayo Saka

Let us start with their goal involvements. The two forwards have got same number of assists. However, Saka (an Englishman) has netted 4 goals while Salah (an Egyptian) has scored ten times so far this season. A look at their goal attempts shows that the Arsenal boy has taken 14 shots while his Liverpool counterpart is credited with 32. This makes the Salah the better goal.

Mohamed Salah (left) celebrating his goal for Liverpool

Considering their contribution to attack, it is seen that the Arsenal boy has created 32 chances. He also has the credit of 385 completed passes and 7 successful crosses from open play. These values are greater than those of the Liverpool stalwart. Salah has credited with 29 key passes out of 308 effective that were effective. He also has 3 fewer crosses from open play. Meanwhile, the Egyptian king has made more through balls (12) than his England counterpart.

In one versus one situations, the Nigerian-born Saka is also better. He has made 26 tackles which is nearly three times as many as Salah’s 10. The Arsenal star boy has the credit of 17 successful take-ons against his counterpart’s 12. Despite being younger, the Hale End graduate has is more successful at winning duels. He has won 11 aerial duels and 68 ground duels. These contrast with 4 and 27 respectively credited to the former Chelsea star.

The stats above show that Saka has been a better player than Salah overall.