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Mohamed Salah has established himself as one of the best players on the planet since joining Liverpool in the summer of 2017. The 29-year-old has been the top-scorer for the Merseyside club every season since. His form in front of goal has helped the Reds win many trophies. These include the Premier League, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.
With a sublime hat-trick against Manchester United over the weekend, he became the all-time leading African goalscorer in Premier League history. He is now one of five players to have scored a Premier League hat-trick against the Red Devils and the first to do so at Old Trafford.
Mo Salah has been one of the most consistent players across Europe's top five league
Salah had an amazing debut season in 2017, scoring 32 goals. But his tally of goals and assists over the last four seasons have gone through the roof.
He has kicked off the 2021-22 campaign with usual prolificacy and has 10 goals and four assists across all competitions. For many, the 'Egyptian King' is operating as the best player in the world at the moment.
He has 140 goals across all competitions, scoring more than 20 goals in the last four seasons. He only missed the 20-goal mark once in the 2019-20 campaign but had 10 assists to his name that term.
He has scored not one but two stunning solo goals in the first quarter of the season itself and his form suggests the best might yet be to come. On that note, here we take a look at Salah's top five solo goals for Liverpool in the Premier League.
#5 Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea - 14th April 2019
Mo Salah scored a long-range stunner against his former club Chelsea in the 2018-19 campaign. After a goalless first-half, Liverpool started building pressure in the second half.
Their tactic paid off as Sadio Mane opened the scoring in the 51st minute from Jordan Henderson's pass. Just 142 seconds later, Salah delivered the decisive blow from 25 yards out.
He collected a long ball from Virgil Van Dijk on the flank. He cut in from the right with a trademark burst of pace and unleashed a vicious left-footed strike into the top-left corner. It was one of the most memorable goals of that season.
#4 Southampton 1-3 Liverpool - 5th April 2019
Salah handed Liverpool the lead in the game after Naby Keita had equalised for them, canceling out Shane Long's opener.
He picked up the ball in his own half, thanks to a headed clearance from Jordan Henderson that fell kindly in the Egyptian's way. Realising he was on his own and the reinforcements might not reach in time, he burst out into a strong sprint.
Salah kept heading straight into the Southampton box. He unleashed a left-footed effort into the bottom left corner of the goal, piercing through Nathan Redmond and Ryan Bertrand's shielding efforts. This was his 50th Liverpool goal. This made him the fastest player in the club's history to reach the landmark figure in just 69 games.
#3 - Liverpool 1-1 Everton - 10th December 2017
Now we take a look at the goal that won Mo Salah one of his many individual accolades in the FIFA Puskas Award 2018. He could not have asked for a better stage to score one of the most memorable goals of his career. It was the first Merseyside derby of the 2017-18 campaign with Jurgen Klopp's men hosting Everton at Anfield.
Salah received a pass from Joe Gomez near the box. He shrugged off Cuco Martina at the edge of the box, twisting and turning to lose the defender. Then he beat Idrissa Gueye with his quick feet and opened up some space for himself.
He took a couple of steps in his stride and then with a surgeon's precision curled in his shot into the top-left corner of the goal. He left a full-stretch Jordan Pickford miles away from ever making contact with the ball.
The decision to award this screamer the Puskas Award proved to be a controversial one. This brought about some changes in the selection process for the winner with fans determining which three goals make it into the final round.
#2 Watford 0-5 Liverpool - 16th October 2021
The latest addition to the ever-growing list of goals for Mo Salah came against Watford this season. This was opposition against whom he had opened his Premier League account for Liverpool. In the game, which ended in a 5-0 away win for the Reds, Salah scored a left-footed wonder.
In the 54th minute, he collected a pass from Firmino, a yard inside the penalty area. He had four Watford defenders to beat before he even had a shot at goal.
But it did not prove to be a challenge for him as he left Tom Cleverley, Cucho Hernandez and Juraj Kucka in his wake with lightning-quick footwork. The final victim of the night was Craig Cathcart, who found himself on the ground in the blink of an eye with an ill-timed tackle. The finish was the cream of the crop, a side-footed composed finish into the far post.
#1 Liverpool vs Manchester City - 3rd October 2021
We know how good Salah is with his dominant left foot but the final goal on our list is the one that he scored from his weaker right foot.
He picked up the ball near the edge of the box and slalomed his way past three defenders. He left Bernardo Silva flat on his back before slicing his way into the box. As he made his way near the Manchester City goal, the angle became tighter and tighter, with almost no space to maneuver with his left foot.
With one sharp flick from the left foot, Salah wrong-footed Aymeric Laporte. In his stride, he managed to pull out a powerful shot from his right foot, leaving Ederson no chance to process what came at him.
