Mohamed Salah's arrival to Liverpool last year hinted that the Egyptian footballer would be crucial for the Reds' form in all competitions.Now, the player's stats are already re-writing the team's record books.
The African footballer scored a brace for Liverpool against Red Star Belgrade this evening, opening his goalscoring tally in the 2018-19 UEFA Champions League campaign. Furthermore, Salah hit one more milestone since he arrive to Anfield, as he scored his 50th goal wearing the Reds' jersey.
Here's a breakdown of Salah's goals for Liverpool.
Mohamed Salah - 50 Liverpool goals in 65 apps
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) October 24, 2018
36 PL
12 Champions League
1 FA Cup
1 Champions League Qualifying pic.twitter.com/GOeQaaD7Rs
What really stands out is that Salah is the player that needed less time to accomplish that feat, compared to other strikers.
Mohamed Salah's career stats at Liverpool:
— DaveOCKOP (@DaveOCKOP) October 24, 2018
Games: 65
Goals: 50
Assists: 18
Mohamed Salah has only taken 5116 minutes for his first 50 goals, a new record. To put this into perspective, Luis Suarez took 7553 minutes for his first 50 goals.
Only two players in Liverpool's history have scored 50 goals in fewer than 80 games:
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) October 24, 2018
Mohamed Salah (65)
Fernando Torres (72)
Salah the fastest ever. pic.twitter.com/w84fWj8u3p
Mo Salah can't stop breaking records. Fastest to 50 goals in #LFC history is impressive enough, but to do it TWELVE games quicker than next best Albert Stubbins is astonishing. And to leave the likes of Rush, Hunt, Fowler, Torres and Suarez in his wake...mind-blowing.
— David Maddock (@MaddockMirror) October 24, 2018
