"I met Salah when he was 14 years old after he came over from Tanta,” he told Goal.
“He played with me for two seasons and was the top scorer with more than 30 goals each season.
"I saw great talent and insistence on success so I always tried to help him develop on the pitch in individual training and also outside in terms of the psychological side.
“It helped that he was committed and had great ambition.
Salah moved to Liverpool from Roma at the start of last season (Image: GETTY)
The Egyptian has scored 13 goals in the Premier League this season (Image: GETTY)
"He was promoted to the first team and impressed everyone from the beginning with his abilities and his speed.
“He moved to Basel after that and always told me when he was in Switzerland that it will not be the last step and that he wanted to play with the best clubs in the world.”
Salah’s success at Basel earned him a move to Chelsea in 2014 but that was short-lived and he was sent out on loan to Fiorentina and Roma, before moving to Italy permanently in 2016.
Liverpool paid what now looks like a bargain £34million to sign him at at the start of last season and he repaid their faith by scoring 32 Premier League goals - a record for a 38-game season.
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Luka Modric won last year's Ballon d'Or award (Image: GETTY)
After a slow start to the current campaign by his own high standards, Salah has started to fire once more in recent weeks and his 13 strikes this term is bettered only by Harry Kane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (both 14).
"I gave him all the experience I had in my career and training for him to be the best," Nouh added.
"I always told him that he would need his right foot in some situations to score goals, which we've seen happen a lot with Liverpool.
"The injury in the Champions League final along with the events of the last World Cup was the reason for the temporary decline in Salah's level.
Modric beat Cristiano Ronaldo to be named the best player in world football (Image: GETTY)
“This is possible for all players in the world.
"Salah's commitment and determination helped him to overcome this stage and not celebrate [his return to form].
“He wanted to move on from what he did last season."
"Salah can win [the] Ballon d'Or. He has great determination, a desire to develop and ambition without limit.
“He has to keep himself grounded and not surrender to pressure. Protecting himself from injury will also be important."