Ballon d'Or Power Ranking: November 2018

Modified Apr 02, 2020 05:58 GMT

#6 Mohamed Salah (+2)

The Egyptian King has used the month of October to show the world that he is no 'one season wonder'. After a dull start, by his standards, to the campaign, Salah has picked up pace and is slowly growing back into his role as Liverpool's main man.

The 26-year-old has climbed back into the reckoning with a string of impressive performances in October and has moved from 8th to 6th on our rankings.

Though his early season slump could have perhaps taken him out of the final picture, Salah scored 5 goals and embellished it further with 2 assists in his last 4 games to calm the Merseysiders' nerves.

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