Mohamed Salah was supposed to be a one-season wonder in the eyes of many fans after netting 32 Premier League goals last season.
He was branded a Chelsea flop and eyebrows were raised when the Egyptian cost Liverpool £37 million, but he’s proved to be worth every single penny.
Salah weighed in with another brace for Liverpool in a 4-3 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday and that takes the forward to 50 Premier League goals in the process.
48 of those strikes have come in Liverpool colours with the other two coming for Chelsea in 13 league appearances. That gives Salah a total of 50 goals in 71 EPL appearances – not bad.
The 26-year-old becomes the eighth African player and first Egyptian to register 50 goals in England’s top-flight with his teammate Sadio Mane just two goals above him on the list.
Liverpool are now again seven points clear of chasing Manchester City at the top of the Premier League and Pep Guardiola’s men have a chance to close the gap away at Huddersfield tomorrow.
Didier Drogba’s 104 Premier League goals are the most from any African in English football history – what are the chances that Salah can break that record?
Earlier this season, Salah scored twice against Red Star Belgrade in the UEFA Champions League and with his second goal he reached 50th for the club. With 50 goals in 65 games, he became the fastest player in Liverpool history to reach the half-century mark.
Salah won the Premier League Golden Boot last season after finishing with 32 goals. That was the most a Golden Boot winner had scored to claim the award since Alan Shearer netted 34 times for Blackburn back in 1994-95. He’s currently two goals clear of Harry Kane in the race for this season’s award.