Muhammad Salah, the “Prince of Egypt” ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, is leading Liverpool’s lead with his peak performance.
Liverpool beat Newcastle 4-2 in the 20th round of the 2023-2024 English Premier League at Anfield in Liverpool, England on Sunday. Salah, the leading scorer of Liverpool, led his team’s victory by scoring two goals and one assist. Salah, who accumulated 14 goals and eight assists in this season’s league, tied for first in both scoring and helping at a time when top scorer Erling Holan (14 goals) of Manchester City was unable to play due to injury.
Salah missed a penalty kick in the 20th minute of the first half when Luis Díaz tripped over the opponent’s defender in the penalty area, but he changed his soccer boots from the second half and added a goal. Liverpool was chased 3-2 by Newcastle’s Sven Boatman in the 36th minute of the second half, but Salah scored a goal in the 41st minute of the second half to protect the victory.
Salah scored 151 goals while playing for Liverpool from the 2017-2018 season, surpassing the 150-goal mark. Salah is the fifth player to score more than 150 goals at a single EPL club, following Harry Kane (213 goals), Sergio Aguero (184 goals), Wayne Rooney (183 goals) and Thierry Henry (174 goals) after moving to Bayern Munich after playing for Tottenham. He has also become the fifth player to contribute to more than 20 goals for seven consecutive seasons in the EPL, surpassing 20 points for offense. This is a milestone that only three players have achieved after Henri and Kane.
Salah’s play this season is as impactful as the three-time top scorer (2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2021-2022) seasons. Salah is also ranked first in the Premier League in detailed figures such as goal contribution (22), expected score (XG) contribution (20.1), Big Chance creation (17), Big Chance scoring (12) and effective shooting (33), open play chance creation (46), and touch in the box (163).
“Salah is a goal-scoring machine,” Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp said. Salah scored 18 goals in 27 official matches for Liverpool this season, and has scored a total of 204 goals in official matches since moving to Liverpool in 2017.
“I want to win the Cup of Nations. Liverpool will win the game without me,” said Salah, who cannot play in up to eight matches for his team while competing in the Cup of Nations.
Liverpool has had two consecutive wins and no loss (eight wins and five draws) for the past 13 consecutive games. By accumulating 45 points, the team widened its gap with second-ranked Aston Villa to three points and maintained its No. 1 position. Liverpool is seeking to reclaim the EPL crown for the first time in four years after the 2019-2020 season.
BY: 토토사이트 추천