Mohamed Salah is Liverpool’s third all-time top scorer

Liverpool’s 5–1 demolition of Tottenham Hotspur in April 2025 delivered more than a second Premier League crown under Jürgen Klopp; it delivered history. Mohamed Salah’s goal that afternoon nudged him past every Reds marksman bar two, confirming his place as the club’s third-highest scorer of all time.

The milestone crowns a nine-year Anfield career that began in 2017, when analysts presented Klopp with hours of footage and a caveat: the Egyptian was “not the finishing monster.” Salah has spent the seasons since proving the initial assessment spectacularly modest. Fifty-six unique opponents have now been breached by the forward across all competitions, a hit-list that ranges from relegation fodder to reigning champions.

Numbers have never intimidated the 32-year-old. After lifting the trophy he offered a succinct rebuttal to lingering doubters: “You can see the numbers.” The digits are indeed impossible to ignore. In 2024-25 alone Salah registered 29 league goals and 18 assists, becoming only the third player in Premier League annals to finish top of both charts outright. His combined 47 goal involvements exceeded Manchester United’s entire season output by three.

Old Trafford has become a personal playground. No side has conceded more goals to Salah than United; his 13 strikes and six assists against them are competition records against the 20-time English champions. The Athletic’s Duncan Alexander notes that Salah ranks as the eighth-highest Premier League scorer at the Theatre of Dreams in the 2020s, a list that includes United’s own personnel.

From searing runs beyond high defensive lines to intricate passes that unpick deep blocks, Salah’s evolution has mirrored Liverpool’s re-emergence as England’s dominant force. Each milestone—every curled finish, every defence-splitting pass—has etched his name deeper into Anfield folklore. The latest entry simply reads: Mohamed Salah, Liverpool’s third all-time top scorer.