Mohamed Salah labeled Liverpool's 2-0 victory over Manchester City as “special” while the team of Arne Slot their Premier League title charges.
Salah played a leading role when City won an explanation at the Etihad Stadium, where they had not put in the top flight since November 2015.
The Egypt International scored in the 14th minute before he bumped Dominik Szoboszlai for a feasible.
Liverpool is now 11 points free from Arsenal, who lost to West Ham on Saturday.
“It's incredible, it's a very difficult place to get here. A difficult team, with an incredible manager,” Salah told Sky Sports.
“This is special, especially in a title race. They won four [titles] They are an incredible team in a row.
“Hopefully we will stay calm now, because the pressure has sometimes reached us, our game plays and tries to win every game.”
This season, Salah contributed to 41 goals in the Premier League (25 goals, 16 assists).
He is the first player in the history of the competition that contributes to 40+ goals in two different seasons, after he also did this in 2017-18 (42).
Salah has now scored both a goal and helped in 11 (!) Various Premier League matches this season.
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– Opta Analyst (@Optaanalyst) February 23, 2025
Salah, who no longer has a contract at the end of the season, has now scored both a goal and a goal in 49 separate competition matches in his career in Europe's BIG-FIVE competitions. Since Opta have this information available (from 2006-07), only Lionel Messi (102) and Cristiano Ronaldo (65) have done this more in those divisions.
Asked if he played the best football of his career, the 32-year-old said, “I don't know, it is an opinion-very-very-thrilling people prefer other seasons.
“I now prefer to win the competition.
“We certainly need a different title. We give it our best chance and we will see.”
Liverpool will be confronted with Newcastle United in Anfield on Wednesday, with 11 games for Slot's Side.
“We have to continue, it will be difficult to go to Newcastle at home, and then 11 games to go,” said Szoboszlai.
“It's not the end, we have to stay calm, continue and take the game per game.”
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