Salah breaks records galore during Liverpool thumping of Man Utd and surpasses Chelsea legend Didier Drogba with one
MOHAMED SALAH broke records galore as Liverpool battered Manchester United in their own back yard.
With pressure already mounting on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the Egyptian superstar, 29, scored a sensational hat-trick to deliver what could prove to be the knockout blow.
United were stunned by a four-goal blitz in the first half, with Salah scoring twice.
And the former Chelsea whiz made it a hat-trick just five minutes into the second period to leave Solskjaer, his squad and fans crestfallen.
Liverpool supporters will celebrate this famous win for years to come, but the game truly belonged to Salah.
The Reds forward notched a host of milestones in the game.
Salah now has 107 Premier League goals, overtaking former Blues team-mate Didier Drogba (105) to the record of top-scoring African player in history.
Anfield team-mate Sadio Mane is hot on his heels with 100 goals, but with Salah in scintillating form, it's more than likely the latter extends his record.
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The Egyptian winger has now scored 15 goals in just ten games in all competitions this term, adding five assists - an average of exactly two goal involvements per game.
Salah leads Jamie Vardy in the race for the Premier League Golden Boot - what would be his third crown since his 2017 transfer - with ten goals to the Leicester man's seven.
The Kop idol's hat-trick was the first in the Premier League against Man Utd at Old Trafford.
It was also the first treble against the Red Devils on their own ground since Brazil legend Ronaldo in the 2002-03 Champions League.
United won that game 4-3, but crashed out 6-5 on aggregate as Los Blancos progressed to the semi-finals.
Salah is now the first Liverpool player to score in ten straight games in all competitions.
He's also the first Reds ace to find the back of the net in three straight games at Man Utd.
Salah's hat-trick inspired what was Liverpool's biggest win over Man Utd in 96 years.
The ex-Roma and Fiorentina star is now among the front-runners for this year's Ballon d'Or.
And with Salah chasing a new big-money contract, his recent heroics might just see Liverpool make him their top-paid player of all-time.
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