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Salah reaches new heights
Last night saw the annual prestigious PFA Awards take place, and it came as no surprise that league winner and phenom Mohammed Salah was at the centre of the showcase, winning PFA Player of the Year.
Salah deservedly came out on top of a shortlist including Reds-teammate Alexis Mac Allister, Man United midfielder Bruno Fernandes, Chelsea forward Cole Palmer, Newcastle striker Alexander Isak and Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice.
After receiving his award, the Egyptian was filled with gratitude.
“It’s something that has never happen before in the Premier League,” he said,
“it is something I will never forget and I will never take for granted. I’m so happy and glad because we had a great season, I also had my best season at the club in my career as well. And to win the league in a historical way, I’m glad and hopefully we’ll continue this year.”
The 33-year-old arguably topped his 2017/18 debut season for the Reds – where he registered 42 goal contributions and broke the single season record for goals scored with 32 – providing 29 goals and a remarkable 18 assists on the way to a record-levelling 20th league title.
His combined 47 goals and assists set a new record for a 38-game-season and is only matched by forwards Alan Shearer in 1994/95 and Andrew Cole in 1993/94 who achieved this feat in 42 games.
“You don’t think about the big stuff when you are in Egypt or when your small, but then when you grow and you start seeing things different you have that ambition, and after that ambition you see the bigger picture.”
“I’m still very hungry that’s why I signed for Liverpool for another two years, it’s great to play in the Premier League, at the level, and with my age at 33 you feel you can give more and can really make the difference always in each game.”
“(Winning) something like this makes me really proud of myself because I worked really hard for that.
Salah received his third player of year award – which too is a league-first – after previously picking up the trophy in 2018 and 2022.
The Egyptian now breaks away from two-time winners Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Kevin De Bruyne as the first player to win the award three times in Premier League history.
“Anfield is incredible, it feels like home, always, and without the teammates and the staff and everybody helping me, my team, my family, everybody has helped me achieve that (player of the year), and I would not be able to do it (without them). So I want to have the chance to tell them thank you very much for making that happen.”
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Reds dominate PL Team of the Season
On top Salah sweeping the award for best player in 2024/25, three of his title-winning teammates featured alongside him in the Team of the Season, as well as newly signed fullback Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth.
Club captain Virgil van Dijk and new Red Kerkez were accompanied by Gunner’s duo Gabriel Magalhães and William Saliba in defence, with Nottingham Forest keeper Matz Sels between the sticks.
Midfield duo Ryan Gravenberch and Mac Allister featured alongside Arsenal’s Rice, as Forest’s Chris Wood and Newcastle’s Isak lined up alongside Salah in attack.