Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool forward Mo Salah is 'above' Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on the list of the world's best footballers, after all three were named on the Ballon d'Or shortlist.
A list of 30 male players have been nominated, with twenty players also up for the women's award, ahead of a coronation on November 29 in Paris.
The favourite to win the prestigious award, handed by French publication France Football to the footballer deemed to have performed best over the course over the previous 12 months, is currently United superstar Ronaldo's great rival and six-time winner Lionel Messi.
But Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp believes his player, Mo Salah, is ahead of both superstars and is 'top of the list' of the best players in
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