London Sep 25 (IANS) Though he lost out to Luka Modric for best male player of the year Liverpool s Mohamed Salah did not walk away empty-handed from The Best FIFA Football Awards 2018 gala here picking up the Puskas trophy for best goal.
The Egypt international won for his effort in a December 2017 Premier League match against Everton reports Efe.
Playing in his first Merseyside derby Salah put the Reds up 1-0 with a magnificent goal near the end of the first half.
Salah s stunner prevailed over a pair of spectacular bicycle-kick goals for Real Madrid by Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale.
Ronaldo worked his magic against Juventus the club he went on to join over the summer while Bale s goal came in the Champions League final against Liverpool.

--IANS gau/sed