LONDON: Egyptian superstar Mohamed Salah has been hailed a 鈥渞eal life hero鈥� after saving a homeless man from abuse and gifting him 拢100 ($129).

CCTV footage from last month at a petrol station in Liverpool, near the Reds鈥� Anfield stadium, showed the striker stepping in to help David Craig as he was being targeted by a group of men, .

Salah, who had just helped Liverpool to a 3-1 win over Arsenal, calmed the situation by confronting and talking with the men, before withdrawing cash from an ATM machine to give to Craig.

The former laborer and calling him names before Salah stepped in.

鈥�Mohamed Salah stands alone as the greatest Arab footballer of all鈥�

鈥淢o was every bit as wonderful as he is for Liverpool on the pitch,鈥� Craig said.

鈥淗e heard what a group of lads were saying to me, then turned to them and said, 鈥楾hat could be you in a few years,鈥� they were calling me names, asking why I was begging and telling me to get a job.

鈥淚 only knew I wasn鈥檛 hallucinating when Mo incredibly handed me 拢100. What a complete legend.鈥�

Craig, 50, said Salah was a 鈥渞eal life hero鈥� for his help and his gift.

Liverpool legend Salah has had a strong start to the Premier League campaign with five goals in his five games so far, including a brace in the champions鈥� shock 7-2 defeat to Aston Villa on Sunday.

He is on international duty with Egypt this weekend before a crunch clash with Merseyside rivals and Premier League pacesetters Everton.