Salah's step into the spotlight
Goals goals & goals
50
Goals for Liverpool and Egypt in 58 games
32
A new Premier League record in 38-game season
14
Scored or assisted, one every 66 minutes, on the road to UEFA Champions League final
Salah’s mesmerising mazy runs, sensational speed and glorious goals lit up English football.
A textbook example, against Everton, was nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award.
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Egypt’s King
Salah scored in both of his appearances at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia…
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…But his most memorable moment for the Pharaohs came in qualifying.
CAF’s African Footballer of the Year nerves of steel, dispatching a 94th-minute penalty, sent Egypt to the World Cup for the first time in 28 years.
The last player I know who had the same influence on a team performance was Diego Maradona. I think Mo is on the way to being the best in the world.
Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool manager
The two best players in the world over a long time, without doubt, are Ronaldo and Messi. But over the last season Salah has been the best player.
Ian Rush, Liverpool legend
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