Liverpool star and Egyptian champion Mohamed Salah broke four records on Sunday evening after facing Wolverhampton in the English Premier League 2024-25 season.
Salah led his team, Liverpool, to overcome the Wolves with two goals to one, in the twenty-fifth round of the Premier League in the match that was held at Anfield stadium, the stronghold of Liverpool.
Salah’s goal against Wolverhampton came in the 37th minute from the penalty spot, bringing his tally to 23 goals, moving him four goals clear of second-place’s Manchester City striker Erling Haaland.
He also won the Man of the Match award by fan vote.
The “Egyptian King” now needs only four more goals to become the historical foreign scorer in the history of the English Premier League, equal to the Argentinian Sergio Aguero, who has 184 goals.
He also equaled the legendary English player Steven Gerrard as the player in Liverpool’s history who scored the most penalty kicks (32 kicks).
After reaching 23 goals this season, he became equal in the number of goals with Ipswich Town, and surpassed Southampton.
Salah also matched the record of the English legend Wayne Rooney, as the player who scored the most goals at his team’s stadium, 101 goals in 139 matches in the English Premier League at Anfield Stadium.
He reached the 47th contribution after scoring a goal against Wolverhampton – his 180th goal in the English Premier League.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
