Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that the number of his star Mohamed Salah as the most successful player in a single season in the English Premier League will remain immortal in the memory of the fans even after it was destroyed by Erling Haaland.
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Egyptian star Mohamed Salah set a record in his first season for Liverpool (2017–2018) by scoring 32 goals in the Premier League, becoming the player with the most goals in a single league edition of 38 matches, but Norwegian star Erling Haaland managed to break Pharaoh’s record this season with 35 goals for Manchester City.
Today, Friday, Haaland received the English Football Writers’ Association’s Player of the Year award for 2023 and also won the Premier League Player of the Month award for last April.
While 30-year-old Mohamed Salah has broken some important numbers, the latest being his fifth place on Liverpool’s all-time top scorers list with 186 goals, tied with Reds legend Steven Gerrard.
Klopp said today, Friday, during a press conference for the match between Liverpool and Leicester City in the English Premier League: “Haaland broke Salah’s record? Salah’s number will remain immortal, at least in our memory, we, Liverpool fans.
He added: “Salah will retire as one of the greatest players and he still has a few more years to shine and improve his numbers.”
And the German manager continued: “In my first season here, Leicester City achieved the league title in one of the exceptional stories. Now the situation is completely different and they are struggling to avoid relegation.”
He added: “I’m expecting a very difficult game against Leicester and we have to be ready for that. They need all the points they can get.”
And Klopp concluded: “Liverpool are still a big club and attractive to a lot of players and I have no doubt about it, but making deals seems more difficult if we’re not playing in the Champions League.”
Liverpool will visit Leicester City next Monday as part of the 36th round of the English Premier League.
Liverpool are fifth in the English Premier League table with 62 points and are vying for the golden square to win the Champions League qualifier.
While Leicester are eighteenth in the league table, top of the relegation centers with 30 points.
Source: agencies