Mohamed Salah spoke of his pride after breaking two Premier League records during Liverpool's 6-3 win over Tottenham.
The Reds' talisman put in a man-of-the-match performance at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with two goals and two assists to put the Premier League leaders four points clear at the top.
Salah took his goals and assists tally for the season into double figures, becoming the first Premier League player to achieve the feat before Christmas, and the first to do so in four consecutive campaigns.
He also moved to fourth in Liverpool's all-time top scorers list, surpassing Billy Liddell after scoring for the 229th time in all competitions.
1 – Mohamed Salah has become the first player in the competition's history to reach double figures for both goals and assists in a Premier League season before Christmas. Class. pic.twitter.com/Lg9GNOg2tg
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“I didn't think about it before the match but I'm glad I did it, something I'm proud of. I'll keep working hard,” he told Sky Sports.
“It's an amazing thing to achieve [becoming Liverpool’s fourth-leading scorer] at such a big club, but the most important thing is that we won the match. Wherever I end my career, I'm happy with it.”
Liverpool dominated the game in North London, scoring an impressive 4.54 expected goals from 24 shots, 12 of which were on target.
However, Salah believes Arne Slot's side still have work to do as they head into Christmas four points clear at the top of the table.
He added: “We were quite good up front but defensively we need to improve as a team. To concede three goals is quite difficult. It's a good result. Hopefully we keep going.”
“We expected that [a chaotic game]the way they play, they open the game, they enjoy their football, physically tough, and mentally we always have to be in the game.
“They don't change much in the way they play, it's intense. [Manchester] City came here and were struggling, other teams too. I'm happy we won because they are playing an intense game.”
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