The forward took his tally to the campaign so far to 39 goals with a crucial strike in Tuesday night’s 2-1 win at Manchester City in the Champions League – a total achieved in just 44 appearances to date.
It’s such statistics that have left Kenny Dalglish elated – though Salah’s teamwork and defensive contribution are equally as impressive according to the man known as ‘The King’ to Reds fans.
Speaking on LFCTV’s LFC Later, Dalglish said of the No.11: “He has been fantastic. He must have outlived his own expectations I would have thought, and certainly you would have thought Jürgen could not have anticipated 39 goals so far.