Robbie Fowler wanted 11 seasons in two spells with Liverpool to develop into sixth among the many membership’s all-time scorers however Mohamed Salah equalled his 183 targets in fewer than six seasons when he struck the winner towards Nottingham Forest within the Premier League on Saturday.
The Egyptian striker, 30, surpassed Fowler to develop into Liverpool’s prime scorer within the Premier League with 134 targets final month, and he’s now additionally the participant with essentially the most left-footed targets within the historical past of the league, with 108.
Salah, and Fowler, are three targets behind Steven Gerrard, the fifth-highest scorer in Liverpool’s historical past, whereas Ian Rush leads the listing with 346.
“The sixth top scorer for Liverpool? It’s good to achieve this number in less than six years. Fowler is a legend for the club, so I’m proud to be equal with him after six seasons. I hope to score more goals and break more numbers,” Salah informed beIN Sports.
Although the three-time Premier League prime scorer shouldn’t be having his finest season, he has scored 16 targets within the league, behind solely Erling Haaland of Manchester City (32), Harry Kane of Tottenham (23) and Brentford’s Ivan Toney (19).
Salah stated seventh-placed Liverpool had struggled in the beginning of the 3-2 victory over Forest, who’re battling to keep away from relegation.
“In the primary 15 or 20 minutes, we confronted issue within the recreation. Thank God, we had been capable of win and get a optimistic consequence… Our focus wasn’t on who scores, the necessary factor is the great consequence.
“For the teams fighting to avoid relegation, these are life-or-death games and all games are difficult,” he added.
With seven video games remaining, Liverpool are six factors away from the highest 4 and nonetheless aspiring to qualify for the European competitions subsequent season.
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