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Didier Drogba joked he might burst into tears if Mohamed Salah breaks any more of his records and the Ivorian legend will soon be reaching for the tissues! Liverpool's Egyptian star is now the Premier League's top African scorer and he won't stop there

Didier Drogba would be well advised to stock up on the tissues.

The former Ivory Coast striker joked that he 'wants to cry' as the unstoppable Mohamed Salah closes in on more of his records at an astonishing rate of knots.

'If he continues, he's going to destroy all my records!' said Chelsea legend Drogba in conversation with Mido on Mehwar TV in Egypt.

Mohamed Salah (pictured) recently overtook Didier Drogba to claim the record of the African player with the most goals in the Premier League and now has 108 goals in total
Drogba scored 104 goals in the Premier League during his two spells with Chelsea
Salah's hat-trick in Liverpool's 5-0 win over Manchester United took him past Drogba's record

It came after Liverpool's in-form striker Salah recently became the most prolific African player in Premier League history.