Mohamed Salah Breaks Steven Gerrard’s Record in Liverpool’s Draw Against Manchester United in EPL

Mohamed Salah Breaks Steven Gerrard’s Record in Liverpool’s Draw Against Manchester United in EPL

Raphael Abiola
April 7, 2024 at 5:10 PM
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  • Mohamed Salah has earned another milestone in Liverpool's fixture against Manchester United in the EPL
  • The Egyptian international breaks one of Steven Gerrard's records against the Red Devils at Old Trafford
  • Liverpool failed to maintain their top spot on the Premier League table after their 2-2 draw against United

Egyptian international, Mohamed Salah, broke Steven Gerrard's record in Liverpool's Premier League match against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

The former AS Roma winger was one of the goalscorers in the mouth-watering clash, as Liverpool earned a 2-2 draw against the Red Devils.

Luis Diaz scored the game's first goal after pouncing on Darwin Nunez's header in United's box in the first half.

Mohamed Salah has broken Steven Gerrard's record in the English Premier League clash between Liverpool and Manchester United at Old Trafford. Photo: Simon Stacpoole.
Mohamed Salah has broken Steven Gerrard's record in the English Premier League clash between Liverpool and Manchester United at Old Trafford. Photo: Simon Stacpoole.
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Liverpool were made to pay for their missed chances in the first 45 minutes, with goals from Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo giving Erik ten Hag's team a 2-1 lead.

Salah scored from the penalty spot to salvage a 2-2 draw for the Merseyside Reds as they are levelled on points with Arsenal in the Premier League table.

Salah breaks Gerrard's record against Manchester United

According to Opta stats on X (formerly known as Twitter), Salah's goal against the Red Devils makes him the highest goalscorer for a visiting player at Old Trafford in Premier League history.

The former Chelsea winger now has six goals at Manchester United's stadium, overtaking Gerrard's previous record of five.

Salah also became the player with the most goals against Manchester United in the Premier League with a total of 11 goals, overtaking former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer, who is on 10, according to a report by Sports Bible.

Salah leads African scorers in Premier League

Sports Brief also reported that Mohamed Salah leads the top scorers chart for African players so far in the English Premier League this season.

The Liverpool star netted his 16th goal of the season as the Reds defeated Brighton 2-1 on Easter Sunday.

Chelsea's Nicolas Jackson follows Salah with nine goals, with Bryan Mbuemo and Antoine Semenyo on seven goals each.

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Raphael Abiola
Raphael Abiola is a Nigerian Sports Journalist with over five years of experience. He obtained a B.Tech degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, in 2015.