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So far, the idea of reaching the 50 (or to be fair enough, the 40) goal mark in a single season was comprehended to be achievable only by the two players who do not have be mentioned repeatedly.
However, this season, Mohamed Salah has challenged the duo for the top-spot regularly and made it not so much of a lonely walk in the park for them.
The winger has netted 37 goals in all competitions, which is on-par with both Messi and Ronaldo's tallies. He also has 10 assists to show for, compared to 7 from the Portuguese and 14 from the Argentine.
His closest domestic competitor, Harry Kane is out of action with an injury and is rumored to be out for the rest of the season. The English Golden Boot is all but secured for the player.
If Salah manages to clinch the European Golden Shoe at the end of the season, he would be brimming with confidence at the start of the new season and it would be hard to stop him anytime soon in 2018/19.
A good start to the new campaign, and some promising individual performances from him will certainly help in providing a final push for the Egyptian.
