Ghanaian and Monacco defender, Mohammed Salisu after displaying superb act of defending on the night of UEFA Champions league game for his club against Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday, October 2,2024.
Mohammed Salisu made his potentials in defending during the game to affect the game positively on the match day two game after they humbled Spanish club, FC Barcelona in an eleven against ten men on the field which was an advantage for them to secure all three maximum points available.
Further, Salisu in the match day two as a defender won two out of three ground duels while making three interceptions and crowning his performance on the night with a wonderful goal which was enough to earn his team a point at the end of the game.
His performance on the night permitted the UEFA technical observer panel to named him as one of the central defenders to stake a claim in the UEFA match day two team of the UEFA Champions league.
Mohammed Salisu since joining the French Ligue-One side, Monacco from Southampton last two season was not able to break into the team due to his severe injury situations however, he has been able to turn the corner around with regards to his injuries as he has featured for Monacco since the inception of the 2024/25 season.