When Jurgen Klopp built his first Liverpool team, Mohamed Salah was the final part of an attacking triumvirate that could match anything in Europe.
With Salah providing a blizzard of goals on the right, Brazilian Roberto Firmino providing silky touches to moments of genius in and out of the centre, plus Sadio Mane providing unselfish brilliance and menace on the left, Liverpool won the big prize.
The trio provided the Reds with adaptable, unstoppable spearheads – and now head coach Arne Slott’s Liverpool machine has a new three-dimensional threat with echoes of its silver-lined past.
Salah is the kingpin, his goals West Ham beat United 5-0 It was his 20th goal in all competitions this season, achieving another remarkable tally, which he has now hit in all eight of his seasons at Liverpool.
Salah’s goals and assists mean he is now involved in 52 goals in all competitions in 2024 – 29 goals and 23 assists – more than any other player in Europe’s big five leagues.
He has scored and assisted in eight different Premier League games this season, already the most of any player in a single campaign.
“Mo and the word ‘awesome’ is something I’ve heard a lot over the last six months and he deserves it,” Slott said. “He works very hard for the team.”
Salah may be in the headlines these days, but he is not working alone as Liverpool have romped through the Premier League, where they have an eight-point lead going into 2025, and the Champions League, where they are still top of the table this season. New format.
