Mohamed Salah continued his run as probably the most prolific opening day goalscorer in Premier League historical past in Liverpool’s pulsating 4-2 win over Bournemouth.
The Egyptian struck for the tenth time within the Reds’ season opener, as Arne Slot‘s males received their title defence off to a stuttering, however in the end, successful begin.
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It regarded like Federico Chiesa gave the Reds an 88th-minute winner however Salah, who was surprisingly sloppy on Friday evening, ended up having the ultimate say.
Chasing a seemingly lose trigger, Salah collected a protracted ball 30 yards from purpose on the left hand facet.
Regardless of having quite a few teammate in assist, Salah went alone as he jinked inside earlier than coolly slotting previous Djorde Petrovic together with his weaker proper foot.
It rounded off a cracking opening evening of the Premier League with a double from Antoine Semenyo, who’s alleged to have been subjected to racist abuse from a spectator throughout the match, cancelling out strikes from Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo.
However Chiesa put Liverpool again in entrance with a well-taken volley from shut vary after which Salah put some gloss on the scoreline.
The top of the match noticed the Liverpool devoted sing the identify of Diogo Jota, who alongside together with his brother Andre Silva tragically handed away in a automobile accident final month.
The chants continued past the full-time whistle with Salah reducing an emotional determine on the pitch.
Since signing for Liverpool again in 2017, there has solely been one season wherein Salah has not scored within the season-opener.
That was within the 1-1 draw in opposition to Chelsea within the 2023/24 season opener, a sport wherein he had a purpose dominated out for offside through VAR.
Salah’s newest strike is his one hundred and fifth Premier League purpose scored at Anfield, with solely two different gamers having extra at a single venue.
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Manchester Metropolis legend Sergio Aguero is only one forward with the 106 occasions he discovered the again of the online on the Etihad.
Arsenal icon Thierry Henry stays narrowly out in entrance with the 114 objectives he scored on the membership’s former Highbury house.
Nevertheless, Salah can have an eye fixed on breaking that historic feat this season, following a record-breaking marketing campaign final 12 months.
Final time period, the 33-year-old grew to become the primary participant ever to register 25+ objectives and 15+ assists in a Premier League season.
And he additionally stays the first and solely participant in Premier League historical past to be concerned in 40+ objectives in two completely different seasons.
Mo Salah’s opening day objectives
2017 – Watford 3-3 Liverpool
2018 – Liverpool 4-0 West Ham
2019 – Liverpool 4-1 Norwich
2020 – Liverpool 4-3 Leeds (x3)
2021 – Norwich 0-3 Liverpool
2022 – Fulham 2-2 Liverpool
2024 – Ipswich 2-0 Liverpool
What number of objectives has Salah scored?
Salah sits third on Liverpool’s all-time high scoring charts throughout all competitions, with a complete of 245 objectives.
The one gamers forward of him are Roger Hunt in second on 285 and Ian Rush main the tally on 346.
Within the Premier League period, Salah comfortably sits atop Liverpool’s record on 184 objectives, having scored his first two whereas at Chelsea.
Salah nonetheless trails Rush’s file by a long way, sitting 101 objectives shy of the two-time European Cup winner.
Having surpassed the 20-goal mark in every of his eight seasons at Anfield, the Premier League star must up his common to over 30 objectives per marketing campaign within the subsequent three years.
| Participant | Years | Targets | Appearances |
| 1. Ian Rush | 1980-1987 1988-1996 |
346 | 660 |
| 2. Roger Hunt | 1958-1969 | 285 | 492 |
| 3. Mohamed Salah | 2017- current | 245 | 402 |
| 4. Gordon Hodgson | 1925-1936 | 241 | 377 |
| 5. Billy Liddell | 1938-1961 | 228 | 534 |
Regardless of the tall order, nevertheless, Ray Parlour has tipped Salah to turn into an all-time nice for the Reds by overtaking Rush’s tally.
Parlour advised talkSPORT Breakfast: “He can set a legacy.
“He may be up there with Kenny Dalglish, individuals like that, I am certain. As a result of he may beat Ian Rush’s file objectives. So he deserves it.”
Parlour continued: “At the present time, take a look at Ronaldo, he is nonetheless enjoying. How previous is he now? 40.
“So he [Salah] can play on to 37, 38 if he wished to, I ought to think about.
“We do not know what kind of stage, however I am certain the following couple of years, he’d be no downside enjoying on and scoring objectives.”
