Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard says Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah did not get the chance to establish himself during his stint at the London club and has described the Liverpool front man as a "top, top player". Salah joined Chelsea in 2014 but was limited to 19 appearances for the club before being sent on loan to Fiorentina early the following year. He then spent a season-long loan at AS Roma before joining the Italian club permanently in 2016. The 25-year-old returned to the Premier League by joining Liverpool in July and is the competition's top scorer with nine goals in 12 games. "He's a top, top, top player. He did not get his chance at Chelsea – maybe because of the manager, because of the other players? I don't know," Hazard told reporters. "He has quality but in that period I remember we had me, Willian, Oscar, so for him it was not easy. "He is a fantastic striker and this season he has scored a lot of goals. It is always good to play against a friend but Liverpool is not only about Salah. They have a lot of quality players." Champions Chelsea will travel to Anfield on Saturday, with Antonio Conte's men three points ahead of their rivals. Chelsea have little time to prepare for the trip after beating Qarabag 4-0 in Azerbaijan in the Champions League on Wednesday but Hazard said they would be ready. "A lot of players didn't play on Wednesday and I played only 60 minutes and N'Golo (Kante) also came off, so we can be fresh on Saturday, even if the game is close," the 26-year-old added. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.)
