Harvey Elliott hails Mohamed Salah for ‘teaching him’ after scoring matchwinner against Crystal Palace… with the Egyptian revealing he has been doing extra training sessions with Reds youngster

Harvey Elliott has praised Mohamed Salah’s influence on his Liverpool career after the Egyptian captained the Reds’ comeback win over Crystal Palace on Saturday.

The Reds moved to the top of the Premier League table after beating 10-man Palace 2-1 at Selhurst Park after initially missing a penalty.

Salah struck first to equalize before Elliott came off the bench to score the winner in stoppage time for Jurgen Klopp’s side.

After the match, the attacking duo shared insight into the mentor-mentee relationship, with Elliott thanking his counterpart for his vital late strike.

Elliott praised Salah, who scored his 200th goal for Liverpool in the match, for being “by his side” since he broke into the first team and described playing with the world-class striker as “a pleasure “.

Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott has praised Mohamed Salah after winning at Selhurst Park on Saturday.

Salah scored his 200th goal for Liverpool and his 150th Premier League goal in the match.

“I think my result today just sums up what I learned from him. If I keep talking about how much I learned and how much of an influence he had on me, everyone will get bored,” Elliott told TNT Sports.

“Ever since I walked through the first door, he’s always been there for me, looking out for me, and it’s just a pleasure to share the field with such a legend.”

“He deserves to score his 200th goal today. no one works as hard as he does, and like I said, that defines him.”

Elliott’s winner against Palace was his first of the season in all competitions, with the youngster mostly coming off the bench.

Elliott and Salah have worked together in extra training and in the gym.

Elliott led Liverpool to victory over Palace with a late stoppage-time strike

The Young Lions star is highly respected at the club and Salah said he has worked with Elliott individually after training and in the gym to help him improve.

“Yes, good to hear that. He is a good child, he studies. I always try to take him to the gym and also work out after training. Just do something extra because without hard work you won’t achieve anything big,” Salah replied.

“He has a good career, and I’m sure it can be much better than just working. I’m happy for him, I’m always there for him, I tell him that if he wants to come and perform, then I’m there.

“Sometimes you have to work as a psychologist for young players, but I’m happy with it all,” he said.