Mohamed Salah became just the third player in Liverpool history to reach 250 goals for the club with his strike in Saturday’s 2–0 win over Aston Villa.
After a slow start to the season by his impeccable standards, Salah now has goals in each of his last two Premier League outings and had something to celebrate for the first time in nearly two months as the Reds ended a run of four straight Premier League defeats.
Liverpool’s win was kickstarted by an opening goal from Salah, who was handed the chance to score on a plate by a poor pass from Emiliano Martínez. The Egyptian was quick to react to a sloppy ball and gleefully converted into an empty net.
It was among the easiest goals of Salah’s career and took his overall tally for Liverpool up to a whopping 250.
Only Roger Hunt and Ian Rush have ever reached such a milestone for Liverpool in the past.
“It’s a great feeling to score goals for such a big club, it’s something I don't take for granted,” Salah reflected.
“I’m so proud and happy about that achievement.”
