Mohamed Salah capped off his unimaginable season by profitable the Premier League Golden Boot and Playmaker of the Season awards in addition to breaking the file for probably the most mixed targets and assists in a 38-game season.
The Egypt worldwide scored 29 targets and contributed 18 assists to assist Liverpool clinch the title in Arne Slot’s first season as supervisor.
Salah completed six targets away from second-placed Alexander Isak and registered six assists greater than Isak’s Newcastle United teammate Jacob Murphy.
The 32-year-old’s feats have seen him turn into the primary participant to win the Premier League’s Golden Boot, Golden Playmaker and Participant of the Season awards in a single marketing campaign. Salah was additionally named the lads’s Footballer of the Yr by the Soccer Writers’ Affiliation.
He now has the joint-highest variety of Golden Boot wins (4) together with former Arsenal ahead Theirry Henry.
The 32-year-old has turn into the primary participant to finish the Golden Boot-Playmaker double for a second time — he additionally achieved the feat in 2021-22. Andrew Cole completed because the Premier League’s prime scorer and highest help contributor in 1993-94, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in 1998-99 and Harry Kane in 2020-21.
Salah made extra Premier League historical past on Sunday when his forty seventh purpose involvement in opposition to Palace noticed him degree the file quantity of mixed targets and assists registered in a single season.
His 84th-minute purpose throughout Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Anfield rounded off what has been a exceptional particular person marketing campaign.
He moved degree with Alan Shearer (1994-95) and Cole (1993-94) for probably the most mixed targets and assists in a single Premier League season. Each gamers registered 34 targets and 13 assists of their respective 42-game seasons.
Salah acquired his palms on the second Premier League trophy of his profession after the sport in opposition to Palace on the ultimate day of the season.
“It is unimaginable. Final time we didn’t have the possibility to raise the [Premier League] trophy in entrance of the Kop, in the present day now we have the possibility,” Salah advised Sky Sports activities.
“It’s an unimaginable feeling. For this membership it’s unimaginable. Successful the second with the followers in Anfield, particularly the Spurs recreation [when the title was sealed], you’ll be able to see [what it means].
Data from ESPN’s World Sports activities Analysis contributed to this report.
