Only four players in front of him
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Mohamed Salah not only won his second championship with Liverpool FC on Sunday, but has also risen to the best foreign goal scorer of the Premier League history. In the 5: 1 against Tottenham Hotspur, the Egyptian scored the 4: 1. It was his 185th hit in the highest English division – only four professionals met more often.
In the 3-1 win against Southampton in early March, Salah had a double pack and was equated with the Argentine Sergio Agüero, who scored 184 times in 275 missions for Manchester City. As a result, the 32-year-old stayed four games without a goal before he achieved the 185th goal in the 297th game. For Chelsea, he was successful in 13 games twice between 2013 and 2015. In front of Salah are Andy Cole (187), Wayne Rooney (208), Harry Kane (213) and leader Alan Shearer (260). Since he recently extended until 2027, at least second place for Salah is within reach.
With 28 goals, Salah is expected to take the fourth time after 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2021/22 top scorer of the Premier League and with record holder Thierry Henry. His biggest challenger Alexander Isak from Newcastle United is with 22 goals. No player met in Europe’s top 5 leagues more often. And yet it is only in second place in the race for the golden shoe, since Sportings Viktor Gyökeres is at 38 goals after his four -pack on Sunday evening (for the article).