Mohamed Salah meets the file whereas taking part in in opposition to Manchester Metropolis (Picture by Alex Pantling/Getty Photographs)
Liverpool attacker Mohamed Salah has matched a ten-year file held by Lionel Messi.
The Reds star netted a objective and supplied an help in opposition to Manchester Metropolis, the eleventh time he’s accomplish that within the Premier League this season.
And no participant in Europe’s high 5 leagues has managed to try this in a single marketing campaign since Messi did the identical again in 2014-15.
Salah – who’s the ultimate six months of his Liverpool deal – took simply 14 minutes to provide Liverpool the lead on the Etihad Stadium following a wonderfully executed nook routine through Alexis Mac Allister.
Dominik Szoboszlai flicked on the set piece, organising Salah completely. The Egyptian made no mistake, firing the ball into the web with a first-time shot that was barely deflected off Nathan Ake’s boot.
It means Salah has 25 targets within the Premier League – simply seven shy of his file 32 in his debut season – nevertheless it was additionally his thirtieth objective in all competitions.
Past scoring, Salah additionally performed a key position in making a objective for Szoboszlai, aiding the Hungarian’s neat end earlier than half-time.
Mohamed Salah turns into Liverpool’s third-highest all-time goalscorer
It’s the fifth time Salah has reached these figures throughout his eight seasons at Liverpool. Given his present kind, he’s now on observe to surpass the 44 targets he scored in his first 12 months at Anfield when Liverpool made a run to the Champions League remaining.
Salah reached one other unimaginable milestone in his Liverpool profession, marking his 387th look for the membership with a memorable objective.
This objective in opposition to Man Metropolis introduced his complete to 180 Premier League strikes for the Reds
With this newest objective, solely Ian Rush (346 targets) and Roger Hunt (285 targets) have scored extra for Liverpool within the membership’s historical past.
