Liverpool ace Mohamed Salah says he's working more and more on how he can stay ahead of his opponents.
Salah was rewarded for his efforts last season, winning the PFA Players' Player of the Year award ahead of Kevin De Bruyne, Son Heung-min and Cristiano Ronaldo. He was also named the FWA Football of the Year, completing a prestigious double.
Furthermore, Salah won the Premier League's Playmaker award and shared the Golden Boot with Son. Speaking to France Football - the organisers of the Ballon d'Or - the former Chelsea and Roma forward revealed how he improved his game ahead of last term.
"Last summer, on holiday in Greece, lying in front of the sea, I was asking myself how to be a better footballer, which is getting harder and harder because I always have two or three defenders behind me," said Salah.
"I have to invent new ways to open up the game in front of me, to find other spaces. This reflection has paid off, my statistics have improved. My [opposing] defender has to say to himself: 'Damn, him again!'. My goal is that he doesn't have time to catch his breath. He has to feel in danger every moment of the ninety minutes."
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