A Messi Milestone Matched: Salah’s Sensational 2024/25 Season
If anyone had any doubts about the exceptional performance of Mohamed Salah during the 2024/25 season, a key statistic he has matched with Lionel Messi highlights his sheer brilliance.
Despite Liverpool’s 2-2 draw away to Aston Villa on Wednesday, Salah once again stood out as the Reds’ standout player. The Egyptian superstar opened the scoring at Villa Park before providing an assist for Trent Alexander-Arnold in the second half.
Salah is the overwhelming favorite to win the PFA Player of the Year award this season, and he is also the current bookies’ favorite to claim the coveted Ballon d’Or. This achievement would make him the first-ever player to win the PFA Player of the Year accolade three times.
Matching a Messi Milestone
Salah is renowned for his relentless scoring and assisting feats, and he has now matched a key statistic held by Lionel Messi, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
The Liverpool legend has become the first player since the 37-year-old Messi to score and assist in 10 matches in a season in Europe’s top five leagues, a feat the Argentine achieved in the 2014/15 campaign.
Salah’s impressive performances don’t stop there, as he has also joined an illustrious group of players who have scored and assisted at least 15 times apiece in a single Premier League season. The other players to have achieved this are:
- Eric Cantona (1992/93)
- Matt Le Tissier (1994/95)
- Thierry Henry (2002/03)
- Eden Hazard (2018/19)
With each passing week, Salah’s importance to Liverpool’s title aspirations this season becomes more evident, as the Reds often rely heavily on the 28-year-old’s goalscoring and creative contributions.
In the Reds’ last four league matches, Arne Slot’s side have only scored one goal that wasn’t netted or assisted by their iconic No. 11. That lone goal was scored by Luis Diaz, but Salah was still heavily involved in the build-up.
Assuming Salah can maintain his fitness, he could even surpass the record for the most goal involvements in a single Premier League campaign. He currently sits on 39 (24 goals and 15 assists), with Alan Shearer (1994/95) and Andy Cole (1993/94) topping the list with 47 – a remarkable achievement considering their tallies came in 42-game seasons.
As the season progresses, the spotlight will continue to shine bright on Mohamed Salah and his ability to cement his legacy as one of the all-time greats in the Premier League. His performances have been nothing short of sensational, and he shows no signs of slowing down.
