Mohamed Salah has expressed delight after equaling former Manchester City and Argentina striker Sergio Aguero’s Premier League goal feat.
Salah continued his impressive scoring run as he bagged a brace, both from the penalty spot, as Liverpool came from a goal down to beat Southampton 3-1 at Anfield.
His two successful spot-kicks took him to nine goals from penalties in the Premier League this season, with no player ever scoring more in a single campaign while maintaining a 100% record (Cole Palmer also scored nine penalties without missing in 2023-24).
The Egyptian also reached 44 goal involvements this term (27 goals, 17 assists), the joint-most ever recorded by a player in a 38-game Premier League campaign.
Andy Cole (in 1993-94) and Alan Shearer (in 1994-95) both reached 47, but they did so in 42-game seasons.
Also Salah’s 184th Premier League goal also moved him level with Aguero as the joint-fifth highest goalscorer in the competition’s history, a landmark he was delighted to reach.
“I knew about the record, but I didn’t think about it while I was playing,” Salah told Premier League Productions.
“It’s a good record to equal; Sergio is a great player, he was a legend here for the league. So, I’m happy about that, and I’m happy about the win as well.”
Asked if Liverpool had shown the quality of champions: “Yeah, because I don’t think we played well today.
“Maybe in the second half, we played a little bit better, but [in the] first half, we didn’t play well at all. But if you want to win the Champions League or the Premier League, you have to win those games.”
