Mohamed Salah has opened up on advice given to him by Arsene Wenger as he enjoys his "best season" yet for Liverpool.

The Egypt international has scored 30 goals and assisted 21 in 38 appearances for Liverpool in all competitions this season.

Salah, now into his eighth year as a Liverpool player, shared advice given to him by legendary former Arsenal manager Wenger in the past.

Asked in an interview with TNT Sports if good and great players are separated by their match-winning ability, Salah said: "I think so.

"I think I got that advice from Arsene Wenger in the past. I asked him the same question actually because he had great players in his career.

"He told me: 'The great players, it does not matter how he performs in the game. He always stays focused and waits for the moment. He's always in the game'. 

"I put that into consideration a few years ago. Players' emotions go up and down, but I don't want my emotions to be like this. 

"I try to be stable and understand that not every game you're going to have your best game. If you stay focused, maybe you'll have one chance."

Salah registered his 40th and 41st goal contributions of the Premier League season in Sunday's 2-0 win over Manchester City.

The 32-year-old is the only player in the competition's history to be directly involved in 40 or more goals in more than one campaign.

Salah is just one goal involvement short of matching the 42 he registered in 2017-18, with 11 games of the 2024-25 season still to play.

"I think it is my best season," Salah added in the interview with former Liverpool player Steve McManaman. 

"I think this is my best season because I make the players around me better as well, that is what I feel.

"I know their games. If you look at all the numbers around all the players, it is going to be higher than the other seasons. 

"Plus my assists are higher, so that means I really help them a lot. Cody [Gakpo], Lucho [Luis Diaz], other players, their season is the best.

"So I think this is my best season because I make the players around me also better."

Liverpool are now 11 points clear of second-place Arsenal at the top of the Premier League after beating reigning champions Man City.

That is the Reds' largest lead on second place at the end of a day since the final day of the 2019-20 campaign (18), when they last won the title.

Arne Slot's side are also into the last 16 of the Champions League, where PSG await, while they have an EFL Cup final against Newcastle United on the horizon.

Salah could end the season with three trophies, while he is also an early frontrunner to land the 2025 Ballon d'Or later in the year.

Asked about possibly winning football's top individual honour for the first time, Salah said: "Let's win the Premier League and the Champions League, and we will see.

"The Ballon d'Or, everybody knows sometimes there is [other] stuff involved there. I just want to win the [Premier League and Champions League]. Hopefully."