Mohamed Salah joined a three-man Liverpool club after his Galatasaray goal, first since 1968/69
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Mohamed Salah etched his name into the Liverpool history books during their comfortable 4-0 win over Galatasaray.Prior to the match, Salah had a chance to make history by becoming the first African player to score 50 goals in the Champions League.As well as setting that record, the Egyptian’s strike on March 18 means he is now only the third player to score 10+ goals in nine-plus consecutive seasons for Liverpool. Who was your Man of the Match in Liverpool’s rout of Galatasaray? 💪 Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images Mohamed Salah joins Gordon Hodgson and Roger Hunt in Liverpool history booksSalah blew a good chance to score in the first half when Dominik Szoboszlai won a penalty, which the winger then stepped up and missed.However, he made no such mistake in the 62nd minute when he curled in Liverpool’s fourth goal of the night.Now, after netting against the Turkish outfit, he has scored his 10th goal of the campaign in all competitions, a feat he has now managed in every single season since 2017/18.The last player to accomplish something so staggering was Roger Hunt, who scored 10 or more for 10 campaigns in a row from 1959/60 to 1968/69.The first and only other player to manage that was Gordon Hodgson from 1926/27 to 1934/35 (9 seasons).Hugo Ekitike’s praise for Mohamed SalahAfter Salah scored on Wednesday, Hugo Ekitike showered the Liverpool icon in praise when speaking live to TNT Sports shortly after the full-time whistle.He said: “He’s a legend.
Sometimes people say that he has had a difficult season, but for players like us, who have been watching him for years, he’s important.“Tonight, he had many chances but he still had the mindset to give me a great ball to score. I’m really happy for him.
We need to do that every game now.”Salah may not be having the best season by his usually high standards, but he’s among the best performing Premier League wingers, now scoring more than Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka (9) this term.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox