Arsenal great Thierry Henry says Mohamed Salah is on the way to becoming the best player in the world.

The Liverpool forward has scored 20 goals in all competitions this season but was recently overlooked for the Ballon d'Or, finishing seventh in the vote.

"Listen, I think that Mo Salah, right now, is just scary," the Frenchman told GQ. "But that's the past three to four months.

"So, is he on his way to be that? I believe that, but he needs to maintain that.

"What I like about him now is, he's happier to share the ball earlier. So now he needs to know that he has to make players play better.

"He's doing that and I love that about him this year. I already used to love the way he finishes, the way he scores his goals.

"Now he likes to share, and that's when I'm like, uh-oh. Hang on a minute. He's changing."

As well as scoring 13 Premier League goals this season, Salah has produced nine assists - the most in the competition.

"Now, he understands that it's as beautiful when you give a goal as when you score it," added Henry.

"That will have massive [impact] on his team, because then it becomes healthy. He gives to Sadio Mane, Sadio Mane gives back to him, often without knowing, suddenly they will give assists to each other.

"The other one will score. It just happens. But when the big guy sends that message to the team, that team can go places.

"This is why I believe that he's on his way. Is he there yet? I don't think he's there yet. Is he on the way to be? Yes, he's on his way to be."