Eighteen goals and 14 assists in all competitions, Mohamed Salah he’s playing a literally sensational first part of the season. The Egyptian right wing, after missing the Carabao Cup match, immediately returned to scoring and scored a double against Tottenham, who were defeated with a powerful 6-3. You can even limit yourself to just the numbers in the Premier League to be left speechless. In 16 league appearances, in fact, the former Roma and Fiorentina player scored an impressive 15 goals and provided 11 assists. On December 23rd, but also on the 22nd (yesterday’s match against Tottenham) he is already in a double-double of goals and assists. A statistic that, as reported by Optearns him a historical record: no one else before Momohe had managed to go double-double before Christmas.
Salah spoke post-match about becoming the first player in history to score 10 goals and provide 10 assists in the Premier League before Christmas: “I didn’t think about it before the match, but I’m happy I managed it. It’s something I’m proud of, I’ll continue to work hard.” The player then also focused on having become Liverpool’s fourth best scorer ever: “It’s fantastic to reach this milestone in such a big club, but the most important thing is that we won the match. Wherever I end my career, I’m happy with that.”