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Mohamed Salah: The story of football’s latest superstar

By Thomas Bradley Alderman

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield on November 25, 2017 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield on November 25, 2017 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) /
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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – MARCH 08: Mohamed Salah is Awarded with the EA SPORTS Player of the Month for February at Melwood Training Ground on March 8, 2018 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images for Premier League)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – MARCH 08: Mohamed Salah is Awarded with the EA SPORTS Player of the Month for February at Melwood Training Ground on March 8, 2018 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images for Premier League) /

European leagues’ top scorer

Chart-topper Salah has not only overtaken Kane as domestic top goalscorer. He is also the leader for the top-five European leagues.

Surpassing Lionel Messi, Christiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani in the process. Those icons are now gazing up at the man dubbed, “The Pharaoh”.

Legendary goal-scorers Ian Rush and Robbie Fowler would have expected Luis Suarez to possibly break their Reds-records. However Salah is now only behind George Allan to reach 30 goals in Liverpool’s history.

Mohamed Salah is my choice for PFA Player of the Season. Kevin De Bruyne is the only other realistic contender. The Belgian is a marvellous conductor of Pep Guardiola’s phenomenal team.

However, Salah has delivered his prowess more solely. This is as a helper or main-goalscorer, the go-to-guy.

De Bruyne is not City’s main-man. They have a few, David Silva or Sergio Aguero for example. De Bruyne certainly scores an occasional blisteringly good and important goal: at King Power Stadium and Stamford Bridge in particular. Yet he is more of a facilitator.

Next: Liverpool Vs Man City CL QF

Any other season, (apart from Ronaldo during a non-title-winning season at United) I would vote for the Man City midfielder. And he will no doubt have a fantastic World Cup with Belgium.

Seminal is, however, how I describe Salah’s reintroduction to the premiership. Breathtakingly bewildering to fans, pundits and most of all left-backs, bless ’em.

Which player is your Player of the Season?

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