Mo Salah was Liverpool’s Man of the Match against Bournemouth, grabbing a hat-trick in the 4-0 victory, but when he was given the award at the end of the game, he opted to hand it to James Milner instead.
It was Milner’s 500th appearance as a Premier League player and it was an incredible gesture from Salah to recognise the achievement.
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Milner had a decent game at right-back and Salah wanted to show his appreciation for a 16-year career despite the fact the Egyptian will get all the headlines for his trio of goals.
Mo Salah handing over his MOTM award to Milner to commemorate his 500th PL appearance. Class act 👏 #BOULIV #YNWA #Liverpool pic.twitter.com/9PSJl8KuAk
— Sports News (@FIFAWCGoals) December 8, 2018
We all know how much of a top man Salah is on and off the field, and this just underlined it even more: what a man.