Mohamed Salah has dreamed of breaking Liverpool’s Premier League scoring document since his breakthrough marketing campaign at Anfield.
The Egypt worldwide wants simply two strikes to surpass Robbie Fowler’s 128-goal benchmark for Liverpool forward of Sunday’s conflict at residence to fierce rivals Manchester United.
Salah has didn’t hit his personal lofty requirements this marketing campaign, discovering the web 9 instances in 24 league outings for Jurgen Klopp’s facet.
The previous Chelsea and Roma ahead hopes he won’t have lengthy to attend to rejoice making historical past for the Reds.
When requested by Sky Sports activities about beating Fowler’s mark, the 30-year-old stated: “This document particularly, I feel for me, it’s actually particular.
“I feel after I got here, after my first season, I had 32 objectives, and I assumed I wish to be the highest scorer for Liverpool within the Premier League.
“I had that in my thoughts that I have to chase it. That was considered one of my motivations. On daily basis I [would] simply get up and I’d wish to break that document.
“For me, it’s going to be particular. To be primary might be particular for my profession right here in Liverpool. It’s one thing I’ve been actually chasing.”
Erik ten Hag’s United current the right alternative for Salah to get pleasure from a landmark second, having netted 10 instances in all competitions in opposition to the Pink Devils – no Liverpool participant has scored extra.
Salah will look so as to add to his tally of 9 objectives in his previous 5 outings in opposition to United as he strives to surpass Fowler’s haul.
“I feel I began to look extra at that quantity possibly after I scored 15, 20,” he continued. “However then I used to be considering that it’s nonetheless so distant – greater than 100 objectives.
“I wasn’t certain what number of seasons I might be right here, as a result of it was my first season and after what number of seasons [will it take] to interrupt that document.
“However should you break it after six seasons then that’s one thing nice and one thing that I might be very pleased with.”
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Salah already boasts the document because the top-scoring African within the Premier League, whereas he grabbed Liverpool’s European scoring document with a aim within the current 5-2 Champions League defeat to Actual Madrid.
Whereas he recommended Fowler’s document could mark his biggest Liverpool achievement, Salah insisted private milestones aren’t any alternative for crew success.
“I’ve had good ones at Liverpool,” he stated of his record-breaking exploits, earlier than including: “To be truthful, so long as we obtain one thing as a crew that’s an important factor for me.
“I don’t wish to be in a smaller crew and be the one one breaking information. For me, I wish to win trophies, I need the gamers to be joyful, and I’m in a prime membership.
“To interrupt that document in a membership like Liverpool is one thing [that is going to be] large.”
