After scoring the winning goal for Liverpool on Sunday, Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah equaled a record held only by Arsenal legend Thierry Henry and Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer. The Reds bagged a 2-1 victory against Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday, March 31, at Anfield.
Salah’s goal against Brighton was his 25th goal contribution (16 G, 9 A) this season, and it is also the seventh consecutive Premier League season where he has reached that number. He is now the third player after Henry and Shearer to record 25+ goal contributions in seven different Premier League seasons.
According to a social media post by OptaJoe, Salah had 12 shots in the match against Brighton, which is his highest in a Premier League game.
In the post-match press conference, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp answered questions about Mohamed Salah’s performances after returning from injury. He said (via Liverpool’s official website):
“Yes, playing-wise, absolutely. Imagine if Mo would have finished off all the situations in his career, that would have been crazy numbers, so it is absolutely fine. Mo as well, like others, was a bit in a rush in the finishing situations in the first half, the finishes were not like they can do it.”
Klopp added:
“But then being that calm in the decisive moment when you have to finish the biggest chance we had, it was the best football situation we played, that then makes a real goalscorer so I am absolutely happy with everything. He could play 90-something [minutes] and now we just have to keep going.”
Overall, Mohamed Salah has 153 goals and 68 assists in 241 league games for Liverpool.
