Liverpool striker, Mohamed Salah is destined to make history at Premier League as the Liverpool hero matched Erling Haaland & Arsenal hero Thierry Henry’s records.
Liverpool faced Southampton in the premier and despite a lackluster first-half performance at Anfield , Southampton shocked the home side with a lead from Will Smallbone, Liverpool comes back after the break, with a goals from Darwin Nunez and Salah.
The Egyptian international first penalty saw him move ahead of Gordon Hodgson in Liverpool’s all-time goalscorer list, which position him as the club’s third-highest scorer of all time.
Salah is also tied with the highest number of goal contributions in a Premier League season, with a combined total of 44 goals and assists this term. This equals the record set by Arsenal’s Thierry Henry during the 2002/03 season and Erling Haaland of Manchester City in 2022/23.
However, Alan Shearer and Andy Cole still jointly hold the record for the most goal contributions in a single Premier League season with each player recorded 47 in the era of 42-game seasons.
Salah’s 184 Premier League goals also moved him to joint-fifth place on the league’s all-time goalscorer list alongside Sergio Aguero. However, the Egyptian is still far off the Premier League record held by Alan Shearer with 260 goals
With Liverpool securing the vital three points against Southampton, they continue to press on in their hunt for both Premier League and Champions League success. The attention of the team will now shifted to the continental fixture against Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16 at Anfield on Tuesday.
Following that, Arne Slot’s men will travel to Wembley for the Carabao Cup final against Newcastle United on Sunday, aiming to secure their first piece of silverware this season
