Liverpool are the reigning Premier League champions after finishing top of the league in Arne Slot’s first season The Merseyside club finished the season with 84 points, 10 points ahead of the closest title challenger, Arsenal It was a record-breaking season for Player of the Year Mohamed Salah, who went him with a few new milestones.
Mohamed Salah is the star of Liverpool’s Premier League triumph, and he had quite a number of records and awards to show for his extraordinary season.
Zeit Gist looks at five records broken or equalled by Mohamed this season.
1. Most goal involvement in a season
As noted by Premier League, Salah scored 29 goals and provided 18 assists to equal the record for most goal contributions in a Premier League season. The Egyptian achieved this in a 38-game season, compared to Alan Shearer and Andy Cole, who did theirs during the 42-game era.
2. First player to win triple awards
The former Chelsea man was named the Premier League Player of the Season, beating competition from Bryan Mbeumo, Declan Rice and others. He also won the Golden Boot with 29 goals and the Playmaker Award with 18 assists, becoming the first player to win all three awards in the same season.
3. First player to win double award twice
In the 2021/22 season, Salah became the fourth person after Andy Cole, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Harry Kane to win both top scorer and top assister in the same season. Salah repeated the feat this season, becoming the first player to do it twice.
4. Joint most Golden Boots
The two-time African Footballer of the Year picked up his fourth Premier League Golden Boot, having also won it in 2018, 2019 (shared with Sadio Mane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang) and 2022 (shared with Son Heung-min). He is now tied with Arsenal legend Thierry Henry, who won it in 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
5. FPL points and bonus points record
According to premierleague.com, Salah scored for Liverpool against Crystal Palace, thus finishing with 344 Fantasy Premier League points to break the previous record of 303 points he set in the 2017/18 season. He also won 55 bonus points this season, surpassing Cesc Fabregas’ 54 in 2006/07. He also holds the record for most seasons finished at the top with four.
