Six consecutive seasons with 20 or extra targets, Mohamed Salah has illustrious firm relating to this specific goalscoring feat at Liverpool.
What a one-season surprise the Egyptian has turned out to be, eh?
Regardless of it being thought of one among his poorer campaigns to this point, Salah notched purpose No. 20 for the season in opposition to Wolves at Anfield.
It means he has now scored 20 or extra targets for the membership in six consecutive seasons throughout all competitions, a goalscoring document beforehand solely Ian Rush might declare at Liverpool.
Mo Salah has now scored 20+ targets in all six of his seasons with Liverpool in all competitions (2017-18 to 2022-23).
He is solely the second participant in historical past to attain 20+ six seasons working for #LFC, after Ian Rush from 1981-82 to 1986-87. #LIVWOL
— Michael Reid (@michael_reid11) March 1, 2023
From his debut season in 2017/18 to the present 2022/23 marketing campaign, Salah has stored us all on our toes and has rewritten a document seemingly each week, such is his prowess in entrance of purpose.
Rush was the identical for a unique era, he was the primary Purple to search out the web 20 or extra occasions throughout six consecutive seasons from 1981/82 to 1986/87 – the foundations of an virtually insurmountable ultimate tally for the membership of 346 targets.
Throughout Rush’s six seasons he totalled 207 targets, whereas Salah has 176 with at the least 15 video games remaining – he can actually bridge the hole in that point.
Salah might additionally succeed the place Rush didn’t – resulting from his transfer to Juventus in 1987 – and make it seven in a row.
The 30-year-old’s contract at Liverpool runs till 2025 because of his extension final 12 months, and also you’d be hard-pressed to wager in opposition to him making it eight successive seasons with 20 or extra targets.
So, let’s not wait till it’s throughout to understand the true greatness of Mohamed Salah.
