Watch: Liverpool's Salah joins elite company vs. Manchester City

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Watch: Liverpool's Mohamed Salah joins elite company vs. Manchester City

By Clark Dalton | Last updated Feb 23, 2025 1:32 PM ET

Nobody seems to have figured out how to stop Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah.

Early in the first half of Liverpool's road match against Manchester City on Sunday, Salah netted a goal off a left-footed shot, giving the Reds a 1-0 lead.

LIVERPOOL LEAD—AND OF COURSE IT'S MO SALAH.

Peacock | #MCILIV pic.twitter.com/mNzGuYCwtr
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) February 23, 2025

Later in the first half, Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai scored a goal off an assist from Salah.

According to BBC Sport's X account, Salah has now assisted or scored in 11 Premier League games, tying Lionel Messi for the most such matches in a season in one of Europe's big five leagues. Messi reached the mark when he played for Barcelona during the 2014-15 season.

DOMINIK SZOBOSZLAI. 2-0. LIVERPOOL ARE CRUISING AT THE ETIHAD.

Peacock | #MCILIV pic.twitter.com/I4ff6NKgzW
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) February 23, 2025

Mo Salah has scored and assisted in 11 Premier League games in 2024-25, the most by a player in a single season in one of Europe's big five leagues since Lionel Messi in 2014-15 (also 11).

Wow pic.twitter.com/kHlf3zNyn5
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) February 23, 2025

Salah, 32, is having one of the best seasons of his 13-year career. Entering Sunday's matchup, he led the Premier League in goals (24 in 26 matches) and assists (15).

Perhaps the stellar season will convince Liverpool it must re-sign Salah, who's in the last year of his deal. In a January interview with Sky Sports, he hinted he would like to stay with the club but indicated both parties have made little progress in contract negotiations.

Clark Dalton

Dalton is a 2022 journalism graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He gained experience in sports media over the past seven years — from live broadcasting and creating short films to podcasting and producing. In college, he wrote for The Daily Texan. He loves sports and enjoys hiking, kayaking and camping.

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