184 Premier League goals already 

©TM/IMAGO

Liverpool fans will be waking up this Friday in a jubilant mood after it was confirmed their Egyptian king Mohamed Salah has signed a new two-year contract with the club. The 32 year old’s previous deal was scheduled to run out this summer and there had been doubts that he would stay at Anfield, following non-committal comments from the 32 year old throughout the season, as well as speculation linking him with a move to Saudi Arabia. He was one of three key Liverpool players out of contract this summer, along with right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold and centre-back Virgil van Dijk. Netherlands defender Van Dijk has said there has been progress on talks over a new deal, but Alexander-Arnold has been heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid.

In a Liverpool club statement Salah said: “Of course I’m very excited – we have a great team now. Before we also had a great team. But I signed because I think we have a chance to win other trophies and enjoy my football. I have played eight years here, hopefully it’s going to be 10. I’m enjoying my life here, enjoying my football. I have had the best years of my career here.” The Liverpool goal machine is top scorer in the Premier League with 27 goals this term, and will now have the chance to add to his 243 goals and 109 assists for Liverpool in 393 appearances. In committing his future, the Egyptian will now also have the opportunity to break a whole host of club and league records. 

The records Mo Salah could break after committing his future to Liverpool

Becoming the top all-time foreign Premier League scorer

One of the first accomplishments in the sights of Salah due to purely how close he is to beating it will be breaking Sergio Agüero’s record as the non-English player with the most goals in Premier League history. The pair are currently both level on 184 goals, but it seems a matter of time until Salah finds the back of the net in the Premier League again and surpasses the Argentine. Overtaking Agüero, would also move Salah up to fourth in the overall list of all-time Premier League goalscorers. Third-placed Andy Cole would be the next one to overtake on 187, and whilst he could realistically catch Harry Kane’s 213, Alan Shearer’s tally of 260 seems unlikely.

The most goal contributions in a Premier League season

Another record within his grasp this season is breaking the record for the most goal contributions (goals + assists) in a Premier League season. The Egyptian currently stands at 44, which is already the record in a 42-game season, but he will need four more goal contributions to beat the 47 that both Alan Shearer and Andy Cole achieved in the 1994/95 and 1993/94 seasons respectively. Liverpool have seven Premier League games left for him to achieve that, including West Ham at home and Leicester away in their next two fixtures.

Liverpool’s all-time top goalscorer

Whilst the first two records mentioned are something of a formality that Salah will break them, this one will still take a lot from the Egyptian. He currently has 243 goals for the Reds in all competitions, which puts him third on the rankings of the club’s all-time top scorers. In second place is Roger Hunt on 274, who one would expect Salah to surpass. However, in first place is the club’s former prolific striker Ian Rush – the Welshman scored 339 goals for the club. That means Salah would need 96 goals in all competitions to beat it. Scoring 48 in each of the next two seasons would be some feat, but he already has 32 this season, and if Liverpool are to go far in the cup competitions, he might just have an outside chance.

The most Premier League goals at a single stadium

Salah now has scored 103 Premier League goals at Anfield alone. There are only two players that have scored more goals in the competitions at a single stadium. Wayne Rooney scored 106 Premier League goals at Old Trafford, whilst Thierry Henry scored 114 goals at Arsenal’s former ground Highbury. That means Salah would need just 12 more Anfield goals in the English top-flight to add another record to his illustrious CV.

Most assists for Liverpool in the Premier League

Salah currently stands at 10th in the all-time list for Premier League assists with 86 – 85 of which came with Liverpool. The only player with more Premier League assists for Liverpool is club legend and former captain Steven Gerrard, who got 92 assists in the English top-flight for the Reds. That leaves Salah needing just eight more assists in the Premier League to surpass the legendary no.8.