Mohamed Salah hits double to help Liverpool cruise past Southampton

Mohamed Salah has become known as “The King of Egypt” around Melwood since his penalty heroics took the country to its first World Cup since 1990. He has quickly established a regal presence at club level too. The £36.9m summer signing swept Liverpool to a fourth straight win in all competitions as he became the Premier League’s leading goalscorer with a brace against Southampton. And to think his finishing has previously been open to question.

Salah followed up his two goals against West Ham United before the international break with two more against Mauricio Pellegrino’s out-classed team. The former Roma and Chelsea winger now has 14 goals in total for the season and has set a Premier League record for Liverpool with nine in 12 league appearances for his new club. He departed to a richly deserved standing ovation in the 80th minute, and into the inevitable hug from manager Jürgen Klopp, as Liverpool moved to within a point of Tottenham Hotspur in fourth.

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