The Egyptian has had an incredible season and his goal and his assist in the 2-2 draw on Wednesday against Aston Villa place him in illustrious company, since Salah became the first player from Messi to score and make a decisive pass during 10 separate games in one season in one of the five major European championships. This record was set when Messi, Suarez and Neymar were running at full speed as one of the trios of the deadliest attackers in the history of football.
Salah as strong as Messi
According to the Optajoe statistics gurus, Messi scored and made a assist in 11 games that season, a record that Salah could easily break. So far, the Liverpool striker has scored 24 goals and 15 assists in 26 Premier League games, plus three goals and four assists in seven appearances in the Champions League this season. In terms of offensive statistics, he produced one of the most remarkable campaigns in the Premier League era.
He is not the only record broken by Salah in the match against Villa; His 29th goal of the season all competitions was also his 15th goal outside, the largest number of goals scored outside by a Liverpool player in a single Premier League season. Previously, Luis Suarez held the record with 14 goals outside during the 2013/14 season.
