Mohamed Salah as soon as once more proved decisive for Liverpool, guiding them previous a resilient Bournemouth aspect to cement their place on the prime of the desk.
The Egypt worldwide ahead netted twice—first from the penalty spot and later with an excellent curling end quarter-hour from time—to safe victory for Arne Slot’s aspect.
Salah has now scored 11 Premier League objectives in opposition to the Cherries, making them the seventh aspect he’s netted 10+ objectives in opposition to within the competitors. Solely Alan Shearer (12) has achieved this in opposition to extra completely different opponents in Premier League historical past.
With 301 objectives in his European membership profession throughout all competitions, the 32-year-old has netted 236 for Liverpool, alongside earlier tallies for Basel (20), Chelsea (2), Fiorentina (9), and Roma (34).
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Salah’s brace in opposition to Bournemouth marked the fifth time he has scored 20+ objectives in a single Premier League season, becoming a member of an elite group of gamers. Solely Alan Shearer (seven), Sergio Agüero(six), Harry Kane (six), and Thierry Henry (5) have achieved this feat.
His two objectives in opposition to the Cherries took his Premier League tally to 178, shifting him as much as sixth place within the Premier League all-time goalscorers’ chart, surpassing Chelsea and England legend Frank Lampard, who netted 177 objectives.
Remarkably, Salah started this season in eleventh place with 157 objectives. Over the months, he has climbed previous Jermain Defoe (162), Robbie Fowler (163), Thierry Henry (175), and now Lampard (177).
The Egyptian King, as he’s fondly known as, now stands because the second-highest-scoring abroad participant in Premier League historical past, with solely former Manchester Metropolis striker Sergio Agüero forward of him.
At his present scoring fee, he’s on observe to surpass Agüero (184) and Andrew Cole (187) earlier than the season ends to maneuver as much as fourth within the all-time scoring chart.
Past objectives, Salah ranks within the Premier League’s prime 10 for all-time assists with 82, together with 13 this season—main the league in each assists and probabilities created from open play.
With three months left within the marketing campaign, Salah has already constructed a powerful case for the Premier League Participant of the Yr award and will even be in competition for the Ballon d’Or.
