Curtis Jones has revealed he grew up idolising a player who played for Liverpool's rivals, and believes he was better than Mohamed Salah.

Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones has cleared up his comparison of teammate Mohamed Salah and former Premier League star Eden Hazard.

Curtis Jones gave his interesting take on the debate involving teammate Mo Salah and former Chelsea star Eden Hazard.

Curtis Jones has insisted he’d always pick Mohamed Salah in his team, after previously admitting he thought Eden Hazard was a better player than his Liverpool team-mate. The Reds midfielder revealed that the former Chelsea stars was one of his idols when speaking to Rio Ferdinand on TNT Sport’s ‘ Between the Lines ’.

Curtis Jones appeared to land himself in hot water with Liverpool team-mate Mo Salah by claiming former Chelsea star Eden Hazard was a better player than the Reds' star attacker

Curtis Jones confessed that he was often in awe watching Eden Hazard during his peak at Chelsea and admitted he was a better footballer than Liverpool colleague Mohamed Salah

Ask anyone of a Liverpool persuasion and they’d likely tell you that there are very few footballers over the past decade who could hold a candle to Mo Salah, whose future at the club continues to be the subject of considerable speculation with little more than five months remaining on his contract.

Salah ranks among the Premier League’s top 10 for both goals and assists, yet his teammate Jones believes there's somebody better.