Mohamed Salah is now eighth outright on the Premier League’s listing of all-time high goalscorers after his profitable objective for Liverpool in opposition to Brighton & Hove Albion on the weekend.
The Egyptian netted Liverpool’s quickfire second within the 72nd minute at Anfield because the Reds got here from behind to return to the highest of the desk because of Manchester Metropolis’s shock defeat.
It was his 164th Premier League objective in 273 appearances within the competitors. All however two of these have are available a Liverpool shirt, with a quick stint at Chelsea a decade in the past higher greatest forgotten.
Earlier than discovering the online in opposition to Brighton, Salah was degree with Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler on 163 targets. The 164th pushed Fowler all the way down to ninth place on the listing and he jokingly responded in form.
“At all times most popular quantity 9 anyway,” he posted on X, referencing the Liverpool shirt quantity he grew to become synonymous with within the late Nineties.
At all times most popular quantity 9 anyway😉
— Robbie Fowler (@Robbie9Fowler) November 2, 2024
Fowler later wore the quantity 9 for Liverpool throughout his shock 18 month-long second spell between 2006 and 2008, in addition to for Perth Glory and Thailand’s Muangthong United. However he additionally donned 8 at Manchester Metropolis and Cardiff Metropolis.
Fowler, nicknamed ‘God’ by followers at his Liverpool peak, initially wore 23 when he broke into the first-team aged 17 in 1993, till Ian Rush left in 1996.
Salah is now solely 11 Premier League targets behind Thierry Henry (175) and 13 off Frank Lampard (177), each of whom he may catch this season. He’s at the moment on seven for the marketing campaign and has ranged between 18 and 32 Premier League targets per season since becoming a member of Liverpool in 2017.
Above them are the highest 5. Sergio Aguero plundered 184 for Manchester Metropolis, with Andrew Cole barely additional forward on 187. Wayne Rooney completed on 208, with Harry Kane leaving English soccer in 2023 on 213. Approach out in entrance is Alan Shearer’s document 260.
However whether or not Salah, set to show 33 in June, could have a sensible probability of cracking the highest 5 stays to be seen. His Liverpool contract is because of expire on the finish of this season and his future, together with these of teammates Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold, stays distinctly unsure.
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