Is Mo Salah the best player in the world?

Few superlatives have been left unused this season in describing the phenomenal Mo Salah, the mesmerizing forward Liverpool fans now refer to as the "Egyptian King."

He has produced one regal performance after another since his summer arrival at the English Premier League side. But of all his magnificent exploits this season, the 25-year-old's crowning glory arguably came on a floodlit Champions League night at Anfield Tuesday.

Against Roma, his former employers, the Egyptian was scintillating, putting Liverpool on the brink of the final and putting on a show that will be talked about by the Liverpool faithful for generations to come.

Two goals -- his 42nd and 43rd goals of a spectacular season scored -- as well as two assists. Roma battered 5-2 in the first leg of the semifinals thanks to the man they sold to their opponents for what now feels like a trifling £34 million ($47m).