Mo Salah becomes first Liverpool star to hit 20-goal mark across 4 seasons since Ian Rush

Liverpool superstar Mo Salah has matched a host of club’s legendary strikers including Gordon Hodgson, Roger Hunt and Ian Rush by hitting 20-goal mark again this season. Egyptian forward grabbed a brace against West Ham on Sunday as Reds prevailed 3-1 at London Stadium. Despite a six-game goal drought in PL, Salah has w 21 goals in all competitions this season and he’s w cross 20-goal mark in four straight seasons for Reds.

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West Ham vs Liverpool: Mo Salah goals downs Moyes’ Hammers

Salah broke deadlock in 57th minute of game with a trademark curling effort into top corner after cutting in from right. 28-year-old n grabbed his second of night in 68th minute by applying nifty touches on a sumptuous Liverpool counter-attack. Gini Wijnaldum added a third for visitors although Craig Dawson mand to grab a consolation for hosts late in game. 

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win for Liverpool moved m into third place in Premier League standings and Jurgen Klopp's side are w four points behind league leaders Man City, who have a game in hand. Salah's double on Sunday stretched his tally against Hammers to nine goals, which made West Ham  side he has scored most Premier League goals against. He is also  leading scorer in English top-flight this season with 14 goals after 18 matches — two goals ahead of Tottenham duo Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son. 

Salah has w scored 20 goals or more in each of four seasons he's been at Liverpool. last Liverpool player to achieve that feat was five-time English champion, Ian Rush. Rush scored 20 or more goals during each of his first six seasons at Liverpool before he left for Juventus in 1987.

Salah joined Merseyside club in summer of 2017 from AS Roma and is w 14th among Liverpool’s all-time leading goalscorers. He's scored 115 times in 182 games across all competitions. In  Premier League, only Michael Owen (118), Steven Gerrard (120) and Robbie Fowler (128) have scored more than Salah’s 88.

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