Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Salah is the greatest player in Liverpool’s Premier League history, and given that the club’s history includes some of the finest footballers ever to grace the English game, that statement carries a weight that should give you pause. The Egyptian King has been a transformative force since arriving from Roma in 2017, combining extraordinary pace with a left foot that might be the most lethal weapon in the division. His trademark cut inside from the right wing has tormented Premier League defences for nearly a decade, and the fact that everyone knows exactly what he is going to do and still cannot stop him is the ultimate testament to his quality.

Salah’s trophy cabinet at Liverpool includes the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup, and Club World Cup. His individual honours include multiple Golden Boots. And yet the most impressive statistic is not any single award but the sustained brilliance — season after season, year after year, performing at a level that would break most players physically and mentally. Under Arne Slot, Salah has continued to be Liverpool’s most dangerous attacking weapon, adapting to a new manager’s demands with the professionalism and dedication of a man who treats his body like a Formula One car and his career like a mission.

For Australian fans, Salah is essential viewing. When Liverpool play, you watch, because the Egyptian King can produce a moment of genius at any second that will be replayed for the next twenty years.

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With 280 appearances and 170 goals, Salah’s numbers are not just impressive — they are historic. Liverpool’s greatest ever Premier League scorer continues to defy age and expectation in the 2025-26 season, and the only question worth asking is how many more records he can break before Father Time does what no defender has managed. When he retires, the Premier League will be a measurably less exciting competition.

VS — Chief sports columnist, australiafootball.com