Mohamed Salah failed to lead Liverpool to victory at Newcastle in a match in which he confirmed his status as the absolute leader of the Reds. The Egyptian, whose contract expires in June 2025, achieved two goals and an assist against Magpies overcoming Wayne Rooney in the ranking of players who have contributed with goals and assists in the greatest number of matches in the history of the Premier League.
Salah needed 214 games less than the legendary former Manchester United player to reach 37. Furthermore, the former Roma and Fiorentina player is close to breaking another record, that of the most prolific foreigner in history: they are 170 goals have been scored so far in the first division, 5 goals behind Thierry Henry and 14 behind Sergio Aguerowhich leads this ranking.
Simply unstoppable 🔥
Salah breaks the all-time PL record with his 37th match with a goal and an assist 👏 pic.twitter.com/WoOM6IY1Vb
— Premier League USA (@PLinUSA) December 4, 2024
Only three overseas players have scored 170+ Premier League goals:
◎ 184 – Sergio Aguero (275 games)
◎ 175 – Thierry Henry (258 games)
◉ 170 – Mohamed Salah (277 games)The three Kings. 👑 pic.twitter.com/1VF1vcOkad
— Squawka (@Squawka) December 4, 2024