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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jamie Braidwood

The numbers behind Mohamed Salah’s ‘special’ season rivalling Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo peak

Another week, another record. Mohamed Salah took his extraordinary season to further heights with two goals in Liverpool’s 3-1 win against Southampton, a result that takes the Reds a step closer to winning just a second league title in 35 years.

Salah’s 26th and 27th Premier League goals this campaign, along with his 17 assists, 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. At the age of 32, and with his Liverpool contract running out in the summer, Salah’s form is better than ever and the Egyptian is being driven on by his motivation of adding a second Premier League crown.

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