The Hungarian full-back has forged a close friendship with the Egyptian forward since joining the Reds from Bournemouth last summer and is saddened that he will be bringing his glittering Anfield career to a close at the end of the campaign.

Kerkez told ESPN: "We are close, me, him and Dom ( Szoboszlai) . He accepted me really well - like everyone did, but he took me more under his wing. He helped me out in many ways, also just hanging out and doing stuff together. I'm very thankful for that. It's going to be one month more and for sure I'm going to miss him a lot.

"He has so much experience, but what really puts Salah away from everyone else is how professional he is. He's unbelievable. I don't think I've seen that in any other player, doing all the gym stuff, eating healthy, how focused he is to make sure he is doing everything to perform well on the pitch. That is really unbelievable. It's what I have tried to learn from him this year."

Kerkez struggled during his early months at Liverpool but explained that he paid little attention to the media scrutiny of his performances.

The defender said: "To be honest, I don't look at that too much. The media is a big thing, especially in England. People talk, and everyone has their opinions, but I'm always focused on the pitch. I know what I can do, what kind of player I am, and why I am here at Liverpool.

"I know I'm going to grow from that. It's going to give me more experience to learn and push harder. That's what I did. I just stayed silent and everyone at the club helped me a lot. I just want to improve and keep getting better. For me, it has been a growing season, learning lots of new things and adapting.

"The first two or three months were a bit tough in terms of playing style, playing lots of games. My legs needed to adapt also, to be honest. When you take some time and adapt, it gets better and better. I'm happy now that I've found my place more and I can play consistently and give consistent performances."