Mohamed Salah continued his run as essentially the most prolific opening day goalscorer in Premier League historical past in Liverpool’s pulsating 4-2 win over Bournemouth.
The Egyptian struck for the tenth time within the Reds’ season opener, as Arne Slot’s males bought their title defence off to a stuttering, however in the end, profitable begin.
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It regarded like Federico Chiesa gave the Reds an 88th-minute winner however Salah, who was surprisingly sloppy on Friday evening, ended up having the ultimate say.
Chasing a seemingly lose trigger, Salah collected a protracted ball 30 yards from aim on the left hand aspect.
Regardless of having quite a few teammate in assist, Salah went alone as he jinked inside earlier than coolly slotting previous Djorde Petrovic together with his weaker proper foot.
It rounded off a cracking opening evening of the Premier League with a double from Antoine Semenyo, who’s alleged to have been subjected to racist abuse from a spectator throughout the match, cancelling out strikes from Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo.
However Chiesa put Liverpool again in entrance with a well-taken volley from shut vary after which Salah put some gloss on the scoreline.
The tip of the match noticed the Liverpool devoted sing the title of Diogo Jota, who alongside together with his brother Andre Silva tragically handed away in a automotive accident final month.
The chants continued past the full-time whistle with Salah chopping an emotional determine on the pitch.
Since signing for Liverpool again in 2017, there has solely been one season by which Salah has not scored within the season-opener.
That was within the 1-1 draw towards Chelsea within the 2023/24 season opener, a sport by which he had a aim dominated out for offside by way of VAR.
Salah’s newest strike is his one hundred and fifth Premier League aim scored at Anfield, with solely two different gamers having extra at a single venue.
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Manchester Metropolis legend Sergio Aguero is only one forward with the 106 instances he discovered the again of the online on the Etihad.
Arsenal icon Thierry Henry stays narrowly out in entrance with the 114 targets he scored on the membership’s former Highbury dwelling.
Nevertheless, Salah can have an eye fixed on breaking that historic feat this season, following a record-breaking marketing campaign final 12 months.
Final time period, the 33-year-old turned the primary participant ever to register 25+ targets and 15+ assists in a Premier League season.
And he additionally stays the primary and solely participant in Premier League historical past to be concerned in 40+ targets in two totally different seasons.
Mo Salah’s opening day targets
2017 – Watford 3-3 Liverpool
2018 – Liverpool 4-0 West Ham
2019 – Liverpool 4-1 Norwich
2020 – Liverpool 4-3 Leeds (x3)
2021 – Norwich 0-3 Liverpool
2022 – Fulham 2-2 Liverpool
2024 – Ipswich 2-0 Liverpool
What number of targets has Salah scored?
Salah sits third on Liverpool’s all-time high scoring charts throughout all competitions, with a complete of 245 targets.
The one gamers forward of him are Roger Hunt in second on 285 and Ian Rush main the tally on 346.
Within the Premier League period, Salah comfortably sits atop Liverpool’s checklist on 184 targets, having scored his first two whereas at Chelsea.
Salah nonetheless trails Rush’s file by a long way, sitting 101 targets shy of the two-time European Cup winner.
Having surpassed the 20-goal mark in every of his eight seasons at Anfield, the Premier League star must up his common to over 30 targets per marketing campaign within the subsequent three years.
| Participant | Years | Objectives | Appearances |
| 1. Ian Rush | 1980-1987 1988-1996 |
346 | 660 |
| 2. Roger Hunt | 1958-1969 | 285 | 492 |
| 3. Mohamed Salah | 2017- current | 245 | 402 |
| 4. Gordon Hodgson | 1925-1936 | 241 | 377 |
| 5. Billy Liddell | 1938-1961 | 228 | 534 |
Regardless of the tall order, nonetheless, Ray Parlour has tipped Salah to change into an all-time nice for the Reds by overtaking Rush’s tally.
Parlour instructed talkSPORT Breakfast: “He can set a legacy.
“He could be up there with Kenny Dalglish, folks like that, I am certain. As a result of he may beat Ian Rush’s file targets. So he deserves it.”
Parlour continued: “This present day, take a look at Ronaldo, he is nonetheless enjoying. How outdated is he now? 40.
“So he [Salah] can play on to 37, 38 if he wished to, I ought to think about.
“We do not know what kind of degree, however I am certain the subsequent couple of years, he’d be no drawback enjoying on and scoring targets.”