Could Mohamed Salah actually be improving with age?

Forward issued a timely reminder after becoming first player in Europe’s top five leagues to reach double figures for goals and assists in all competitions

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring. Pic: Nigel French/PA Wire.

IT has become almost common football parlance in recent years when discussing data. You can barely refer to any attacking statistic without starting the sentence: “Only Mohamed Salah …” The Egyptian has been a sensation since signing for Liverpool in 2017, scoring and creating goals that have fired the Reds to glory at home and abroad.

And he is still at it. Earlier this month he found the net in Liverpool’s 2-1 comeback win over Brighton with his 164th Premier League goal, taking him above the former Kop hero Robbie Fowler and up to eighth place in the competition’s all-time scoring charts.