Egyptian football star and top scorer for Liverpool and the English Premier League, Mohamed Salah, received numerous accolades following his "fantastical" goal scored on Sunday evening against Manchester City during the match that ended in a 2-2 draw, as part of the seventh round of the Premier League. The Egyptian pharaoh earned praise from global stars and specialized sites that celebrated his goal against Manchester City, highlighting his exceptional technical and skillful abilities, as well as his extraordinary capacity for dribbling and scoring, which has put him in the running for the Best Player in the World award for 2021.
Mohamed Salah is having an exceptional season with Liverpool, particularly in the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League. The American network ESPN tweeted after Salah's goal against Manchester City at Anfield: "Mohamed Salah is the best player in the world right now... He proved us wrong."
Salah increased his goal tally to 103 in the Premier League and is now just one goal away from Ivorian Didier Drogba, who holds the record for the most goals by an African player in the Premier League with 104 goals. Salah also scored in his sixth consecutive match with the Reds, the last player to achieve this was Salah himself with seven matches.
After the match, Salah confirmed that he would watch the goal again upon returning home, stating: "I think it would have been an even more wonderful goal if we had won, but it is definitely a good goal." Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp commented in a press conference after the match: "This is not the first goal Salah has scored in this way. I believe he had similar goals against Napoli and Tottenham; what a player."
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher said about Mohamed Salah: "I don't think there's a better player than him in the world," while his teammate at Liverpool, Andy Robertson, remarked: "Mohamed Salah does not get enough praise."
Salah scored his third consecutive goal in his matches against Manchester City in the Premier League, bringing his total goals against Manchester City in all competitions to seven, with five in the Premier League and two in the Champions League.
Mohamed Salah's goals received by Manchester City matched those conceded by Brighton, Tottenham, and Newcastle, who have each allowed five goals from the Egyptian in their Premier League encounters. Salah has played nine matches so far for Liverpool against Manchester City. He also leveled with Jamie Vardy, Leicester City's striker, who was leading the Premier League scoring chart with six goals, sharing the top spot with him until the seventh round of the Premier League.
