Fabio Cannavaro thinks that Liverpool deserve the Premier League title despite the suspension of the season.

The former Juventus and Real Madrid player was the last defender to win the Ballon d’Or following Italy’s World Cup success 14 years ago.

He says he messaged Virgil van Dijk to congratulate him on finishing runner-up in last year’s edition of the prize and thinks Liverpool would be worthy winners of the Premier League.

“Liverpool had an amazing season and they deserve to win and celebrate this league,” he said. “But we are in this situation and it’s a shame for them.

“I messaged Van Dijk to congratulate him on last season but as a defender, it is difficult to win. You don’t just need to have a great performance and to win trophies.

“You need to be lucky not to have a striker like (Cristiano) Ronaldo and (Lionel) Messi in front of you. This is the key. If you have Messi or Ronaldo you start the game 1-0 up.

“But I respect (Mohamed) Salah a lot. He’s changed a lot at Liverpool. For the last three years, he’s been like a machine. He’s the player every coach would like to train because he can defend and attack and he leaves everything on the field, he never gives up.”

Source:- allfootballapp