Premier League: Mohamed Salah added another feather to his cap as he achieved an incredible milestone during Liverpool's Premier League match against Brighton at Anfield on Saturday. Salah made his return to the side and helped Liverpool register a crucial 2-0 win. The star forward has entered his name in the history books despite being in the headlines for not-so-good reasons.
Salah provided an assist during the match as he whipped in a perfectly judged corner before Hugo Ekitike rose to find the back of the net. That contribution took Salah to 277 combined Premier League goals and assists for Liverpool, moving him clear of Wayne Rooney and into outright first for a single club. He now has the most goal involvements to his name for a single club in Premier League history.
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Salah almost scored a goal as well during the match to add more to the record in stoppage time when Federico Chiesa squared the ball across the box, but his first-time effort sailed over the bar.
Premier League combined goals/assists for single club
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool): 277 goal involvements
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United): 276 goal involvements
Ryan Giggs (Manchester United): 271 goal involvements
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur): 259 goal involvements
Thierry Henry (Arsenal): 249 goal involvements
Frank Lampard (Chelsea): 237 goal involvements
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City): 231 goal involvements
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The match was Salah’s final Liverpool appearance before heading off to AFCON (African Cup of Nations).
He had been left out of Tuesday’s Champions League win over Inter Milan, then came up with a big statement after being benched again in the draw at Leeds United, saying he felt he had been “thrown under a bus" by the club.
Against Brighton, he was back in the squad and produced an impactful performance. After full-time, Salah completed a lap of Anfield, applauding supporters. The moment was interpreted as a goodbye by many after he suggested this could be his last game for the club.
Arne Slot was quick to react to the speculations. "He wasn’t the only player who walked around the pitch," Slot said. "The fans deserved a thank you from us." Slot added: “Mo is going to go to AFCON now. We hope he is going to do very well, and in the meantime, we have to do without him."