Salah joins PL royalty and draws closer to record after stunning display
Mo Salah has joined an illustrious list of players to have achieved an impressive feat in the Premier League.
The Liverpool forward scored and assisted on his return from injury as the Reds ran rampant at Brentford, winning 4-1.
Salah replaced the injured Diogo Jota in the first half and went on to assist Alexis Mac Allister in the second before bagging his own goal to make it 3-0.
In doing so, Salah became just the fourth player in Premier League history to both score and assist in 30 games or more.
Only Alan Shearer (31), Thierry Henry (32), and Wayne Rooney (36) stand before him in this metric in the pantheon of greats.
Salah scored an 8 in Mail Sport's player ratings as he made the ideal comeback ahead of next weekend's Carabao Cup final against Chelsea.
However, it was another worrisome day for Liverpool's medical department, who will have to clear even more space on the treatment table.
Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota were brought off in the first half. Jota was taken off on a stretcher while Jones was seen after the game on crutches and in a protective boot.
To make matters worse, Darwin Nunez was subbed off at half-time despite scoring a splending lobbed goal, with Jurgen Klopp confirming he was removed due to a 'small issue'.
'[It is] Mixed emotions because we lost players, and we don't know how serious it is," Klopp said. 'It doesn't look great for either of them [Jones and Jota].'
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson, Domink Szoboszlai, Joel Matip, Thiago, Ben Doak, and Stefan Bajcetic are all injured as well, giving Klopp a huge headache.
He will be glad to have Salah back after he suffered an injury scare with Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations in January.
Salah was flown back to Merseyside for treatment after coming off in
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