Wonderkid Reveals What It’s Like To Be Liverpool Star Mo Salah’s Replacement

Cengiz Under Tottenham Manchester City

Roma travel to England to take on Liverpool in the Champions League semi-final first-leg clash at Anfield on Tuesday.

The game will see Reds star Mohamed Salah take on his former side who he spent two seasons playing for.

Salah has been in incredible form for Liverpool this season scoring 41 times and providing 28 assists in all competitions.

The Giallorossi signed Cengiz Under as Salah’s replacement and the two are likely to go head to head on Tuesday.

Under got off to a slow start before settling in and finding his feet around the turn of the year.

The Turkey international has stared to live up to his reputation and seven goals as well as two assists since February.

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Under revealed what it is like to be Salah’s replacement in an interview with Corriere dello Sport: “It was a huge honor for Roma to pick me as Salah’s replacement.

“Salah is a very important player for Salah.

“He did a great job here last season as well so being brought in as his replacement put a lot of pressure on my shoulders, there were very high expectations.

“It was not until after January that I was able to live up to the expectation and show what I am capable of.”

Under has scored seven times and provided two assists since February including important goals against Napoli and Shakhtar.

In fact, the 20-year-old has played just three Champions League games in his career but boasts an impressive track record.

The rising star scored the goal that took Roma through the quarter-finals on away goals, knocking Shakhtar out of the competition.

Under also provided Kostas Manolas with the assist that knocked Barcelona out of the quarter-finals on away goals.

The Turkey international was rested on Saturday during the 3-0 win against SPAL and is expected to feature against the Reds on Tuesday.