"It was while I was at Chelsea that I first got to play at Anfield," Salah told Liverpool's official website. "I can remember I told myself, as I said on my very first day here, 'I have to come here one day and play' after I'd experienced that atmosphere."
Salah joined Roma from Chelsea in 2016 after failing to succeed in the Premier League as expected, but he admitted a move to Anfield was always in the pipeline.
"That atmosphere was unbelievable, really. I was very happy to play here against Liverpool," the Egyptian added. "And now I am even happier to play for Liverpool here."
Salah also revealed he almost joined the Reds back in 2014 before eventually signing for the Stamford Bridge outfit: "There was interest from Liverpool when I went to Chelsea," he said. "But I think if I'd come at that time maybe things wouldn't have maybe have gone as well then as they have for me now. Who knows?"
"But I went to Chelsea and everything worked out how it did and now I am here at Liverpool at the right time," he concluded.