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Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah continued to make the case that this is his greatest season ever as he broke records in their 2-0 Premier League win at Manchester City on Sunday and the talisman said the campaign was his personal favourite.
Premier League: Mohamed Salah starred in Liverpool;s 2-0 win over Manchester City (AP)
Mohamed Salah said Liverpool’s veterans need another Premier League title after inspiring a 2-0 win at Manchester City to surge 11 points clear at the top of the table.
Salah was central to a statement win for the Reds as he opened the scoring and then teed up Dominik Szoboszlai to double Liverpool’s lead before half-time.
Arne Slot’s men are in a commanding position to secure a record-equalling 20th English top flight title, although second-placed Arsenal have a game in hand.
City, who have won the last four Premier League titles, are now 20 points behind the leaders down in fourth.
“It is incredible. It is a very hard place to come and play here,” said Salah after Liverpool’s first league win at the Etihad for a decade.
“They are a tough team and they have an incredible manager I am glad in the end we won the game. It is special. Especially when you are in the title race, it is incredible.
“Hopefully we keep calm because sometimes the pressure gets to us.”
He is the first player in Premier League history to score and assist in both games against the reigning champions in a season. His nine goals and six assists against Guardiola’s teams are the most in the Spaniard’s top-flight managerial career.
Salah took his tally for an incredible season to 30 goals and 21 assists and said he is enjoying his football more than ever despite speculation over his future.
The 32-year-old, captain Virgil van Dijk, Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson were all part of the Liverpool side that ended a 30-year wait to win the title in 2020.
And Salah reiterated his belief that they need another Premier League winner’s medal to burnish their legacy.
“Maybe people prefer my first seasons or now but I prefer now because winning the league, helping the young players, it is special,” he added.
“We need another title. Me and the big guys in the team, we need another title.”
Salah only has four months left on his Liverpool contract, with no hint of an extension so far forthcoming from the club, but any potential distraction has not shown on the field.
His 241 goals in all competitions since joining Liverpool in 2017 have made him joint-third on the Anfield side’s all-time list with Gordon Hodgson (1926-35). Ian Rush tops the club’s scoring chart with 346 ahead of second-placed Roger Hunt (285).
He has now scored and assisted in 11 league matches this season, the most by a player in one campaign in Europe’s big five leagues since Lionel Messi’s 11 for Barcelona in 2014-15.
The 32-year-old’s 16 away league goals is a joint-record in the competition’s history with Kevin Phillips (1999-2000) and Harry Kane (2022-23).
(With inputs from Agencies)
