Former Liverpool forward Michael Owen has applauded his former club for signing Mohamad Salah.

Salah joined the Reds from Roma at the end of last month for a club-record fee.

And Owen, who scored 158 goals for the club, believes Liverpool made the right decision brining in the Egyptian.

"I think Salah is a really good signing, he didn't quite nail it at Chelsea, but he was young at the time," Owen told the Mirror.

"He's gone away, he had a good time at Roma, he's got outstanding pace and if you're an attacking player with loads of pace then you're valuable.

"I think Liverpool are now looking like a team with a real potent attack.

"They needed to bolster the squad for Champions League football, a higher standard of games, so I think it's important that they did that."