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Mohamed Salah took his extraordinary season to further heights with a goal and assist in Liverpool’s 2-0 win at Manchester City, a result that takes the Reds a step closer to winning just a second league title in 35 years.

Salah’s 25th Premier League goal and 16th assist of the campaign means he is on course to smash the current record, held by Alan Shearer and Andy Cole, for the most Premier League goal involvements in a single season.

While Salah acknowledged that his debut season at Liverpool still stands out, given he scored 32 Premier League goals following his transfer from Roma in 2017, the 32-year-old’s all-round attacking game has improved drastically since his return to England.

It was his 16th Premier League assist of the season, which combined with 25 goals means he has 41 goal involvements in just 27 appearances.

Thierry Henry’s 2002-03 campaign is widely regarded as one of the greatest Premier League season of all time and remains the only instance of a forward recording 20+ goals and 20+ assists in one term.

And while Erling Haaland’s Premier League record for goals in a single season, 36, would require Salah to strike at a rate of a goal a game over the rest of the campaign, the assist record is definitely within reach.

Comparisons with Messi and Ronaldo

Salah is also the first player in Europe’s top five league to both score and assist in 11 matches since Lionel Messi for Barcelona in 2014-15.
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