Liverpool vs Roma: What Edin Dzeko text Mohamed Salah after being drawn against former team-mate
Bosnian striker has been watching the Reds ace tearing apart the Premier League after leaving the Italian capital
EDIN DZEKO told Mo Salah to focus on breaking the Premier League goalscoring record - and take it easy in Europe.
The Roma striker was drawn against his former team-mate in the Champions League semi-finals.
And ahead of Tuesday's trip to Liverpool, the Bosnian has been speaking about his pal.
Dzeko, 32, told the BBC: "I just told him we are going to see each other in the semis and that I wish him to score to break the Premier League record but, in the semis, he can rest a little bit.
"First of all it's such a shame he left here, but obviously he had to go.
"At the end he did right because he's doing some amazing things in the Premier League, which is not the easiest league to play in."
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Dzeko knows how tough it can be to adapt to English football after his spell at Manchester City.
And he hailed the work 'Mo-Mo' has put in since arriving at Anfield.
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The 91-cap Bosnia ace added: "Mo-Mo's a great player and a great guy and hopefully he can break some records this year because 40 goals in England is a lot.
"I hope he's going to score more in the Premier League but not the Champions League.
"Last year I scored 39 goals. This year I scored, let's say, only 20.
"I'm very happy for him that he left - but we are missing him."