Salah sets record for most left-footed Premier League goals

Mohamed Salah discovered the online twice as Liverpool fairly actually knocked Leeds for six at Elland Road on Monday to assert an extended overdue victory, their first in 5 Premier League video games since beating Manchester United 7-0 in early March.

What had been the Reds’ joint-longest winless streak underneath Jurgen Klopp got here to a triumphant finish as his aspect gained 6-1, scoring six goals in a single league sport for the third time this season — as many half-dozens this time period as the remainder of the groups within the prime flight mixed.

Salah’s brace took him past the 25-goal mark in all competitions for the third consecutive marketing campaign, with Liverpool’s prime objective scorer in 2022-23 taking his complete to 26 and counting. The Egypt worldwide additionally overtook a fellow Anfield nice to change into the Premier League’s most prolific southpaw by leapfrogging Robbie Fowler to the highest of the record of gamers with the most left-footed goals scored within the competitors.

Fowler scored 163 Premier League goals in 379 video games for Liverpool, Manchester City and Leeds between 1993 and 2007, 105 of which had been transformed together with his left foot. Having began the sport degree with Fowler’s record of 105, Salah tucked away each of his goals in opposition to Leeds together with his left peg to take his Premier League tally to 107. The 30-year-old has now notched 135 Premier League goals in 223 video games total, with the opposite 28 goals consisting of 21 right-footed finishes and 7 headers.

The remainder of the Top 10 comprises a sprinkling of barely surprising names although Salah is definitely protecting good firm in the case of the Premier League’s most productive left-footed marksmen.

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10. Louis Saha (46 left-footed goals in 289 video games)

French striker Saha scored a complete of 85 Premier League goals in a profession that took in numerous stints at Newcastle United, Fulham, Manchester United, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland. Just over half of his haul got here by way of his left foot.

9. Daniel Sturridge (47 in 218)

Having represented Manchester City, Chelsea, Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion, Sturridge has scored 76 Premier League goals in complete together with 47 left-footed strikes, 14 right-footers, 14 headers and one objective formally labelled as “other” — steered house by way of his shoulder in a 3-1 victory for Liverpool over Sunderland in September 2013.

The diminutive magician scored 60 league goals in 309 outings for Manchester City, the vast majority of which had been steered house utilizing his wand of a left foot. Despite his 5-foot-7 stature, Silva did additionally rating one headed objective throughout his time at City.

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The breakdown of Giroud’s 90 Premier League goals sheds mild on his aerial prowess. The France worldwide’s top-flight record consists of 50 goals netted together with his left foot, eight together with his proper and a whopping 32 together with his head. The better part about his inclusion on this record? We even have the proper excuse to observe that Puskas Award-winning scorpion-kick volley in opposition to Crystal Palace once more.

Lukaku scored 121 Premier League goals for West Brom, Everton, Manchester United and in two stints at Chelsea, and nearly precisely half got here by way of the Belgium striker’s left foot. He additionally scored 34 goals together with his proper foot and 25 headers.

A artistic attacking midfielder by commerce, Mahrez has additionally pitched in together with his justifiable share of league goals (82 in complete) for each Leicester City and Manchester City, 65 of which have hit again of the online by way of his deft left foot.

4. Ryan Giggs (83 in 632)

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The Premier League’s second-highest appearance-maker, Giggs holds the record for having scored in additional particular person seasons (21) than every other participant having netted not less than as soon as in each marketing campaign from 1992-93 to 2012-13. The Manchester United winger scored 109 goals in complete and 83 had been transformed together with his favoured left foot.

3. Robin van Persie (94 in 280)

One of the most naturally gifted forwards to grace the Premier League, Van Persie scored 144 goals within the competitors throughout profitable stints with Arsenal and Manchester United, nearly 100 of which had been thumped house with that cultured left boot.

2. Robbie Fowler (105 in 379)

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One of the primary members of the unique Premier League 100 Goal Club, Fowler is one in all solely two gamers to succeed in three figures of their complete of left-footed strikes. He additionally reigned as Liverpool’s highest objective scorer within the Premier League, with 128 goals total, for a few years till he was lastly overtaken in March 2023 by a sure Egyptian hotshot.

1. Mohamed Salah (107 in 223)

With 135 goals and counting, Salah is now comfortably main the best way as Liverpool’s highest Premier League objective scorer. What’s extra, he now additionally inherits Fowler’s record for the most left-footed goals scored within the competitors.