Salah becomes the 1st non-Tottenham player to win since the start of the season
Mohamed Salah has finally shattered Tottenham's Premier League award monopoly with the Liverpool star the first non-Spurs player named Player of the Month this season.
The Egypt international has been in fine fettle for the Reds, who have enjoyed an unbeaten October featuring wins against Nottingham Forest and Everton.
Salah scored five during the month, with two coming against Brighton to ensure the points were shared at the Amex, and both of the goals in the Merseyside derby.
That match at Anfield also marked the 15th consecutive Premier League match that the 31-year-old had either scored or assisted as one of the catalysts of Klopp's 'Liverpool 2.0'.
The forward's towering Premier League run continued with his goal against Nottingham Forest, but Salah was unable to make it 17 in a row on a frustrating day at Kenilworth Road that saw Luton Town hold the visitors to a 1-0.
With the collection of his fifth award, Salah becomes the only active Premier League player to have won as many of the league honours, and moves ahead of Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie in the all-time rankings.
Only Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane, Steven Gerrard, and Sergio Aguero have won more Player of the Month awards.
Astoundingly, Salah's collection of the award marks the first time this season that the Premier League has honoured a player or manager not afiliated with Tottenham, on the heels of Ange Postecoglou's glorious start to life in north London.
The Australian manager picked up the award for Manager of the Month for August, September, and October, whilst James Maddison picked up August's Player of the Month, and Son Heung-min September's.
Postecoglou and his players made history with the back-to-back honours, and the manager himself emulated
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