Mohamed Salah won the Premier League Golden Boot for the third time since joining Liverpool after coming off the bench to score against Wolves on the final day of last season. Having broken the league record for most goals in a campaign after scoring 32 times when winning it for the first time in 2017/18, he’d then share it with Sadio Mane and Pierre Emerick Aubameyang the following year after scoring 22 goals.
After missing out by a solitary goal to Harry Kane in 2020/21, the Egyptian bounced back last season to top-score with 23 goals, however, he again had to make do with sharing the award as Heung-min Son’s brace on the final day of the season saw him match the 30-year-old’s tally.
Salah had been the runaway leader for most of the season, having scored 16 goals from 21 appearances prior to the Africa Cup of Nations. However, he netted seven times following his return, with three coming from the penalty spot, as Son scored 12 goals from his final 10 appearances of the season to ensure the duo finished level.
