Mohamed Salah’s top 10 Liverpool highlights
The Straits Times
From goal machine to Puskas awards, ST looks at the Egyptian king's top contributions for the Reds. Read more at straitstimes.com.
As the Egyptian king Mo Salah calls time on his Liverpool career, The Straits Times looks at his top 10 moments with the Reds.
Salah signed for Liverpool from Roma in 2017 for a reported £36.9 million (S$63.3 million) and finished the season as the Premier League’s all-time top scorer for a season with 32 goals in 36 league appearances, along with 11 assists.
He also helped the club to a fourth-place finish and they reached the final of the UEFA Champions League.
In his first Merseyside derby against Everton in 2017, Salah received the ball from Joe Gomez out wide and shimmied past Cuco Martina and Idrissa Gueye before curling past Jordan Pickford in goal. Fans showed their displeasure online after the goal was selected for the Puskas award as many believed that there were better goals scored that season.
Salah was subbed off in the 30th minute of the 2017-18 Champions League final against Real Madrid after a foul by Sergio Ramos and left the pitch in tears. But just a year later, he scored a penalty in Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur to claim Europe’s biggest prize.
Despite the uncertainty over the resumption of the league owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, Salah’s 19-goal haul in the 2019-20 season helped the Reds claim the Premier League crown with seven games to spare after 30 long years.
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