Mohamed Salah has lifted the lid on what it is like to be the main man at Liverpool… but rather than struggling to deal with the pressure on his shoulders, the Egyptian insists he has it easy.
Mohamed Salah has opened up on life as Liverpool’s new hero in a rare candid interview
Salah admits he can ‘eat what he wants’ and insists his life is ‘easy’ despite huge pressures
The forward has been affectionately dubbed the ‘Egyptian King’ by fans at Anfield this season
‘Nutrition is so important, it’s part of the game,’ he reveals. ‘It has helped with my recovery, allowed me to sleep better and helped my body adapt quickly.
‘My nutritionist says that because I don’t have any fat on my body, I can eat what I want. I also don’t drink so it’s fine.
‘When I go back to Egypt, I call my friend from the airport to buy kushari for us to eat in the car. I pull my hoodie over my head, jump into the car and then I’m eating it straight away.’
Salah speaks to CNN while sitting in the stands at Anfield; he says he does not feel pressure
The club’s star man also further endeared himself to fans with a visit to the Beatles museum
‘If you talk only about Egypt, we are 100 million,’ he continued. ‘I have to be natural and not doing anything fake, not lying on social media, in interviews and life.
‘This is my life, it’s an easy life. It’s not complicated. I have nothing much to do during the day but it’s a responsibility in the end.
‘You have to take it easy and carry on. I’m not nervous about that,’ he adds. ‘It’s also a little bit difficult because you don’t have the freedom to make mistakes or something wrong.
‘That’s pressure but when you’ve been under pressure for many years you can deal with it. It’s fine.’
Salah says when he goes back to Egypt, he buys kushari to eat in the car straight away
Salah says: ‘I have to be natural and not doing anything fake, not lying on social media’
