Mohamed Salah Breaks Another Premier League Record During Liverpool's 5-0 Rout over Manchester United

It’s been a phenomenal start to the 2021-22 Premier League campaign for Liverpool and Mo Salah, with the Egyptian having netted ten times in his opening nine appearances. Over the last couple of months, he has been in the best form of his life, and having spoken of his desire to remain at Anfield for the foreseeable, Liverpool will be understandably keen to tie down their free-scoring talisman to a new contract. Salah continues to break new records and his stunning hat-trick at Old Trafford on October 24th saw him write his name into the history books once again. He overtook Didier Drogba to become the top-scoring African player in the history of the Premier League and having already become the quickest player to reach 100 Premier League goals for the Reds, he is expected to break further records throughout the remainder of the campaign. 

Salah Helping Liverpool to Continue Their Strong Start

Liverpool have flourished in the Premier League this season and are yet to suffer a top flight defeat. They’ve scored a minimum of three times in each of their eight away matches across all competitions and Sunday’s success also enabled them to become the first side in Premier League history to win consecutive away games by a margin of at least five goals. 

The Reds’ free-scoring antics have helped them to become a reliable and entertaining proposition this season and they’ve already netted four goals more than any other side. As a result, punters are always keen to back goals-based markets in their games, and although the odds on high-scoring contests has shortened significantly over the last few months, the majority of savvy bettors have found other ways to extract value from Liverpool matches. As explained in our Fansbet review, there are often 200+ markets available on top flight contests including Over/Under, Total Goals and Correct Score, and these have come in extremely handy when it comes to wagering on Liverpool and Mo Salah so far this season. 

On the road, the Merseyside outfit have scored thirty times and conceded on just six occasions and have been victorious seven of their eight away trips. They trail leaders Chelsea by just a single point and having avoided defeat against their two closest title rivals, they have put themselves in an extremely promising position. 

It’s now 22 matches across all competitions since Jurgen Klopp’s men last suffered a defeat, and their current sequence of 19 unbeaten in the Premier League is the longest and most impressive run across each of the top four divisions. 

Sensational Salah

The Egyptian international has now scored in ten consecutive Liverpool appearances and has also managed to notch in three successive visits to Old Trafford. Having netted 22 times in 37 appearances last season, he’s already managed to accumulate almost 50% of that total in his opening nine matches. 

The two-time Golden Boot winner has netted a total of 107 times in 167 appearances for Liverpool and is the clear favourite with the majority of online bookmakers to finish as the division’s top goal-scorer this season. 

Although he has been commended for his sharpness in front of goal, he has also played an integral role in getting the best out of his teammates. Against Manchester United, he completed 44 of his 47 attempted passes and according to the official Premier League stats, he’s also created seven big chances and claimed five assists. His all-round contribution has been key and although he may struggle to top his blistering performance at Old Trafford anytime soon, it is unlikely to be the last time that the former Roma man hits the headlines this campaign.

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