If that is to be Mohamed Salah‘s closing season at Liverpool, he’s going out with a bang.
The Egypt ahead scored two objectives and arrange two extra in Liverpool’s wild 6-3 win at Tottenham on Sunday to change into the primary participant to achieve double figures for each objectives and assists earlier than Christmas in a Premier League season.
“I did not give it some thought earlier than the sport, to be honest,” Salah mentioned. “But it is one thing that makes me completely happy and proud. I simply maintain working exhausting.”
It’s now 15 objectives for Salah to date within the marketing campaign and that is greater than anybody else, with Manchester City‘s Erling Haaland the closest rival on 13.
Salah has gained the Golden Boot for the main scorer within the Premier League 3 times, on his personal in 2017-18 earlier than sharing it in 2018-19 and 2021-22.
With his contract set to run out on the finish of the season, Salah was requested after the match if there was an replace on the scenario. He mentioned: “No.”
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot praised his facet’s offensive show, however admitted he felt barely relieved with their sixth aim to snuff out Spurs’ faint hopes of a comeback.
“Until 60-65 minutes [in] I actually, actually, actually loved what I noticed,” he informed reporters. “But you then additionally noticed that, irrespective of how a lot high quality gamers have, they assume they do not should run anymore.
“In this league, particularly in opposition to Tottenham as a result of they’re so good with the ball as nicely, they instantly begin to create. And that is what they did, they usually scored two objectives. I used to be completely happy that the sixth one went in, to be honest.”
The Premier League leaders had been by no means in peril of dropping the sport, however regardless of the offensive fireworks it gave Liverpool one thing to enhance going into the busy festive season.
“We had been fairly good up entrance, however defensively we have to enhance as a crew,” Salah mentioned. “It’s fairly good the end result, and hopefully we simply maintain going.”
Information from The Associated Press and Reuters was used on this story.
