Jamie Carragher has suggested Liverpool could still provide Mohammed Salah with a "perfect send off" by securing Champions League glory.
It comes after the Egyptian announced he would leave the Reds at the end of the current campaign, marking the end of a remarkable nine-year association with the Merseyside giants.
Salah, now 33, has netted 255 times across 435 outings for the club, placing him behind only Ian Rush and Roger Hunt in the all-time scoring charts.
Speaking on his departure, Carragher said: "The timing of Tuesday’s announcement strikes me as both perfect and clever. Confirming his intentions now guarantees the kind of emotional, grand farewell that a player of his standing deserves."
He added: "While I will celebrate his career, I have no wish to be part of a grand Anfield farewell after the club’s final Premier League fixture in May.
"Every Liverpool fan has something far better and more dramatic in mind.
"Knowing Salah’s mindset and competitive spirit, he will be setting his sights on the greatest of all possible goodbyes a week later: inspiring his team to victory in the Champions League final in Budapest.
"Do not bet against the perfect send off."
Carragher considers the winger among Liverpool's finest ever players.
He wrote in the Telegraph: “Liverpool’s loss is English football’s loss. It means the Premier League will soon be deprived of another world-class, generational talent.
"Following Kevin De Bruyne’s exit from Manchester City just last season, Salah’s Anfield farewell brings down the curtain on another career in this country which has illuminated our stadiums.
"Until others step up to fill the huge void, we may risk suffering a ‘superstar famine’."
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The precise reasons behind Salah's departure remain shrouded in mystery, with manager Arne Slot's involvement in the decision yet to be clarified.
Salah’s team-mate Andy Robertson, who signed for the club in the same transfer window in 2017, led the dressing room tributes.
Posting on Instagram, the Scotland international wrote: "Mohamed, thank you.
"Nine of the best years of our lives with amazing memories on and off the pitch."
The Scotsman added: "Watching you become the best at what you do and become one of the best to ever have worn the Liverpool shirt has been a joy to watch and be part of."
"Your mentality is second to none and a lot of people could take note.
"You have pushed yourself every single day and always demanded more from yourself and others. A pleasure sharing the pitch with you for so long but even more so being able to call you a friend.
"You deserve a send-off that reflects your status at LFC - the greatest. Second to none."
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