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Mo Salah breaks unique Premier League record after Liverpool strike vs Ipswich Town

Vishal Subramanian
Vishal Subramanian

Mohamed Salah was once again Liverpool’s star man in their Premier League opener against Ipswich Town on Saturday.

The Egyptian maestro turned on the style in the second half to record a goal and an assist as the Reds recorded a 2-0 win in Arne Slot’s first Premier League game in charge of the club.

Liverpool weren’t at their best in the first ൩half and it could even be argued that Ipswich played better football before t🀅he interval.

However, it turned out to be a game of two halves, thanks in no small part to Salah. The 32-year-old unselfishly set up Diogo Jota for the opener and got his name on the scoresheet five minutes later with a clᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚose-range finish.

In doing so, Salah jumped above legends such as Wayne Rooney, Frank Lampard and Alan Shearer by bꦚreaking a stunninꦕg record.

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Mohamed Salah becomes Premier League’s leading scorer on opening day

Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images
Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images

With his 65th-minute strike, Salah made it nine opening-day goals in the Premier League as emerged as he added an💦other feather 😼to his cap at Anfield.

Since joining Liverpool in the summer of 2017, Salah only failed to score on opening day against Chelsea last season in a 1-1 draw, 💝although he set up Luis Diaz’s goal that day.

He previouslyꦍ scored against Watford (2017-18), West Ham United (2018-19),ꦰ Norwich City (2019-20), Leeds United (2020-21) and Fulham (2021-22).

Will Mohamed Salah stay at Liverpool?

Salah’s current deal expires in the ꦐs♑ummer of 2026 and he is no closer to signing an extension.

He has constantly been linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League, but with the Egyptian at the top of his game currently and showing no signs of slowing down despite entering his 30s, it remains to be seen if he’s lured ♏by the pr⛄ospect of a move to the Middle East.

READ MORE: Arne Slot shares what people inside Liverpool have privately told him about📖 Mohamed Salah

Liverpool are also sweating over the futures of Virgil vᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚan Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold, whose contracts also expire at the end of the current campaign.

With three key players facing uncertain futures, the coming months could prove to be crucial for Liverpool as they ai📖m to oversee a new e𒐪ra under Slot.