“I was so sore I could barely sit up” - Mac Allister recalls how ‘monster’ Mo Salah humbled him during gym session at Liverpool

Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister has recalled how Mohamed Salah once humbled him during a gym session. The Egyptian superstar helped the Reds lift the Premier League last season and continues to be indispensable to their cause.

In his column for The Player's Tribune, Mac Allister hailed Salah as the best professional he has ever seen.

“Look at Mo, for example. You cannot imagine how hard he pushes himself to stay at the top in this league. Mo, he’s hilarious. For a few weeks, I actually tried to get to the gym before him, but it was impossible. He was always there already, sweating,” wrote Mac Allister.

He continued:

“One day, I asked him, 'But Mo … when do you sleep?' He said, 'I don’t like it when I get more than seven hours. I feel tired.' Hahaha. 'You feel tired?' 'Yeah, it’s too much. You only need six-and-a-half.' He would be in the gym for an hour, and someone would say, 'Mo, are you finished? Let’s go eat.' 'No, no. I just did my abs. Now I have to really work out.'”

He concluded;

“When I first arrived, I tried to compete with him. I thought: OK, the guy is 31. I’m 24. Let’s do some abs. Damn …. I think I did three sessions with Mo before I gave up. I would wake up the next morning, and I was so sore I could barely sit up in bed. Hahahah. Mo sets the tone for everyone at Liverpool. He is the best professional I’ve ever seen. He’s a monster.”

Mohamed Salah registered 34 goals and 23 assists from 52 games across competitions last season for Liverpool.

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