Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has become the first Premier League player since Cristiano Ronaldo to score over 40 goals in all competitions.
Salah scored the second of three goals for Liverpool on Saturday as the Reds cruised to a 3-0 win over Bournemouth with the goal marking the Egyptian’s 40th goal in all competitions.
The 25-year-old currently leads the race for the Premier League’s golden boot with a remarkable 30 goals in 32 appearances this season.
Mohamed Salah is the first Premier League player to score 40+ goals across all competitions in a single season since Cristiano Ronaldo (42) in 2007/08.
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The former Roma winger was also nominated for the PFA Player of the Year award on Saturday with Kevin De Bruyne, David de Gea, Harry Kane, David Silva and Leroy Sane earning the five other nominations.
Salah is currently just seven goals behind Ian Rush’s singular season club record of 47 goals scored in the 1983/84 season.
Liverpool’s front three of Mane, Firmino and Salah have already set a club record of their own this season with their 79 goals combined goals in the current campaign the most of any three Liverpool players in a single season.
Saturday’s win for Liverpool brings Jurgen Klopp’s side to within one-point of second placed Manchester United who play on Sunday against bottom placed West Bromwich Albion.
