Liverpool star Mohamed Salah matched an Alan Shearer feat with a superb goalscoring display in Sunday's 3-0 win at Manchester United.
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Liverpool beat Man Utd 3-0Salah scores and bags two assistsMatches Alan Shearer scoring featWHAT HAPPENED?
The Egyptian international bagged two assists and got on the scoresheet to heap more misery on Erik ten Hag's men on Sunday. And according to Opta Joe, Salah has now scored 10 goals in nine matches at Old Trafford for Liverpool in all competitions. This matches former striker Alan Shearer's record for Premier League clubs since 1992-93, with the Englishman having scored 10 times at Leeds United's Elland Road stadium.
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Salah looks as good as ever despite entering the autumn years of his career. The former Roma ace is into the last year of his contract at Anfield and after the game he admitted it was his "last year" at the club. He is a Liverpool legend and losing him will be a huge blow next year. Aside from what happens to him next, Liverpool are joint top of the Premier League with Manchester City as new manager Arne Slot enjoys a superb start after succeeding Jurgen Klopp.
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The Liverpool forward, who joined the Reds in 2017 from Roma and has since scored 214 goals and notched 92 assists in all competitions, has scored in his last seven games at Old Trafford. Of those 10 goals scored in all competitions, his best outing at United's ground was in October 2021 in the Premier League when he scored a hat-trick in a 5-0 win.
WHAT NEXT?
Salah will next be in Premier League action for Liverpool when they host Nottingham Forest at Anfield on September 14 following the upcoming international break.
