Wait goes on as Salah bids to break Premier League records

Mohamed Salah has been patiently awaiting the Premier League’s goal involvement record.

He should have been celebrating equaling the tally on his 400th Liverpool appearance, though.

No one really knows how the Egyptian kicked Cody Gakpo’s low cross past an empty net just yards out during Monday’s defeat at Brighton. His wry expression of disbelief suggested.

He appeared to have set the tone for the most explosive individual season in Premier League history two months ago, breaking all previous records.

In 29 games, Salah scored 27 goals and 17 assists, which is just three goals short of the 47-goal Premier League record set by Alan Shearer and Andrew Cole, who also contributed to the record of 27 goals and 17 assists against Southampton on March 8.

Additionally, he looked certain to surpass Manchester City’s Kevin de Bruyne and Arsenal’s Thierry Henry’s combined record for 20 Premier League assists per season.

He has now only collected one goal and one assist in eight games, which is one shy of his goal involvement and assist record.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot said: “I’m like, It’s quite a big chance, this could lead to a goal,” because Mo usually does that.

He has almost been an inhuman all this season. He hasn’t scored in a single game in a row because there have been times during the season when he was human.

“But the good news for us is that this hardly ever occurs, and if it does, you can be certain that he will score in the third game of the fourth game.”

After assisting Liverpool in winning the Premier League on April 27, Salah said: “Hopefully I’m going to break the record for goal involvements soon. I need to keep working hard and keep going because it’s pushing me forward.

By the end of the season, Salah, who made his first appearance as Liverpool’s manager in the defeat at Brighton, is certain to have equal records, with the Golden Boot once more in his possession.

With just one game left, Alexander Isak, a 32-year-old player, is five points ahead of the 32-year-old in the goal rankings this year.

In the final game of the campaign, Salah will earn the Premier League Golden Boot for the fourth time, matching Henry’s record for Arsenal, barring anything absurd.

He will also be hoping to win the European Golden Shoe, an honor bestowed upon the best league scorer in Europe.

Viktor Gyokeres, a Swedish striker for Sporting, currently has 39 goals in the top half of that league, but all he can do is wait and watch as the season is over.

With only one game left, Gyokeres is just one goal away, and Salah needs two goals to surpass Palace in the final game of the campaign.

The Golden Shoe’s scoring system allows them to surpass Salah’s 28 goals and Mbappe’s 29 goals, which is far below the former Coventry striker’s total.

The award is based on a points-based system that takes into account the strength of the league where the player competes. It is not simply determined by which player has the most goals.

The Golden Shoe was established in 1967-68 and was previously given to the top scorer in any European league.

Salah has contributed 354 goals and 110 assists to the club’s 400 appearances since joining from Roma for £34 million in 2017.

In a 38-game campaign, he has already broken Erling Haaland’s record for goal involvements, surpassing Henry’s record of 44 goals and 20 assists from 2002-2003.

Only four players in England, Spain, Italy, Germany, or France have contributed more than 50 goals in a single season, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic once, Luis Suarez once, and Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo once, respectively.

Messi contributed 66 goals and 16 assists to his best league total from the 2011-2012 campaign, which was incredible.

In his career in Europe’s top five leagues, Salah has scored and assisted a goal in 49 of those leagues.