Eden Hazard has announced his official retirement from football. The news of his retirement erupt mixed reactions amongst football fans and even comparison.

Liverpool winger, Mohamed Salah has been forced into a comparison with the Chelsea legend who called a quit to football at 32-year-old.

Hazard played the best part of his career winning everything possible. Mo Salah reached the highest height of his career playing for Liverpool.

Both players were/is their team’s best players. Mo Salah is a better goalscorer while Hazard was a better dribbler and all round player.

Mo Salah scored goals winning golden boots ahead of actual strikers. Aside Lionel Messi, Eden Hazard has recorded the most amount of dribbles in football since Opta started accumulating statistics.

Liverpool and Chelsea fans has divided picking who is the better player amongst both players.

Here are some takes from both fanbases;

I promise you Mo Salah is not going to receive even 2% of the messages Hazard has received from the footballing world when he retires. That says it all. Hazard left a legacy. https://t.co/ocDDSqE1Cp

— Dubois (@CFCDUBois) October 10, 2023

Fun Fact: Eden Hazard, got more MOTM awards in the 2018 World Cup than Mo Salah did in the entire 2021/22 season in all competitions. pic.twitter.com/Bx75Cx4Y5L

— Ed (@_CFCEd) October 10, 2023

Yes, Eden Hazard is a better dribbler than Mo Salah but he’s no slouch in that department.

Funny thing is, Hazard doesn’t come close to Salah strengths such as finishing, speed, power, consistency, and availability.

Salah>>>pic.twitter.com/MquaPsQBBY

— Anything Liverpool (@AnythingLFC_) October 10, 2023

https://twitter.com/trossardinho1/status/1711735491115004033?s=46

https://twitter.com/samueilfc/status/1711674801956307357?s=46

Eden Hazard was compared to Lionel Messi and Ronaldo is his prime. Mo Salah was and is still being compared to Eden Hazard in his prime.

— Mod (@CFCMod_) October 10, 2023