Mohamed Salah showed why he's the best soccer player in the world with a magical Messi-esque goal

• Mohamed Salah proved why he's currently the best soccer player in the world against Manchester City.
• The Egyptian scored a magical Messi-esque goal in a 2-2 draw at Anfield.
• "I don't think there's anyone playing better in the world," Jamie Carragher said.

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah proved why he's currently the best soccer player in the world by scoring a magical Lionel Messi-esque goal in a 2-2 draw against Manchester City on Sunday.

The Egyptian had provided Sadio Mane with the opener at Anfield with an hour played before Phil Foden leveled for the visitor with a clinical low finish.

Just minutes later, a moment of genius from Salah then restored Liverpool's lead. The 29-year-old slalomed through four City defenders before slamming the ball past Ederson with his weaker foot.

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Salah's outstanding solo effort was his ninth goal of the season in all competitions and his seventh in consecutive games - equaling his longest ever scoring streak for Jurgen Klopp's side.

It also comes just a week after scoring his 100th Premier League goal in a 3-0 win over Leeds United.

After the match, the former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher described Salah as the current best player in the world.

"I don't think there's anyone playing better in the world or in Europe at the moment," Carragher said on Sky Sports. "His record at the start of this season has been absolutely outstanding

"You can never really question him for what he's done at Liverpool - if at all - but right now is as probably as sharp and as good as I've ever seen him."

Carragher went on to insist that tying Salah, who is out of contract in 2023, down to a new long-term deal should be Liverpool's biggest priority.

The club agreed new deals with Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson, and Fabinho during the summer but is yet to reach an agreement with Salah.

"I know the situation Liverpool are in," he said. "They don't have the finances of Manchester City when you think of the wages they give out. But right now, Salah is playing as well as anyone in European football.

"Liverpool cannot afford to let his contract situation drag on, with the threat they could lose him in the next two years.

"It's imperative that at his peak he's still scoring goals in the red shirt of Liverpool."

Salah himself said while he was happy with his goal, it would have been better if it hadn't been cancelled out by Kevin De Bruyne's equalizer.

"It would be more special if we won the game but it is what it is," he said. "It's a good goal but nothing much to say."