Mohamed Salah may already be Liverpool’s Egyptian king but he could still be crowned in a number of other ways before the end of the campaign.
The forward was named as PFA Player of the Year on Sunday evening after a stunning season in which he has scored 43 times, including 31 goals in the Premier League.
And Salah scored twice against Roma while also managing to provide two assists for his team-mates during the Champions League semi-final first leg at Anfield.
Mohamed Salah continued his excellent season with a brace against Roma on Tuesday night
It has led to comparisons with the greats.
Sportsmail’s Chief Sports Writer Martin Samuel suggested in his match report that Salah’s display against Roma was ‘arguably the greatest performance by an individual for an English club side in Europe’.
He added: ‘This was up there, though. This was Lionel Messi-like in its unstoppable brilliance’.
But Salah’s figures mean that he is also on the cusp of making a huge impact on a statistical level too, beyond the romantic language of football.
Salah has already broken a number of records since joining Liverpool in the summer
He is chasing down a number of records and has already broken several with three league games to go and potentially two more in Europe.
Whether it is scoring goals or his creative output, Salah has had a sensational impact for Liverpool.
Sportsmail has taken a look at the record breaking aspects of Salah’s season so far and what he could still achieve between now and the end of the campaign.
The records Salah has broken
Most goals by a Liverpool player in a Champions League campaign – 10
After his brace against Roma, Salah has now scored more goals than any other Liverpool player in a single campaign in Europe’s elite club competition. Aided by a double against Maribor and consistent goals in most games this season.
Highest scoring African player in a single Premier League season – 31
Salah became the African player with the most goals in a single English top flight season with his 30th strike against Bournemouth. That put Salah ahead of Didier Drogba’s 29-goal total from the 2009-10 season.
Salah’s 10th Champions League goal for Liverpool made him the top scorer for club in a season
The eighth player to score 30+ goals in a single Premier League season
Very few players have actually managed to top 30 strikes in a single campaign. The list reads: Alan Shearer, Andy Cole, Kevin Phillips, Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Robin van Persie and Luis Suarez. Salah has joined that list of elite talent already.
Most goals by a Liverpool player in his debut season
Salah has already hugely surpassed Fernando Torres, who previously held this record. Torres scored 24 goals in the 2007-08 campaign, his first with the club.
The Egyptian has hugely surpassed Fernando Torres, who scored 24 in his debut campaign
Most games scored in during a Premier League campaign – 23
This record was previously held by Cristiano Ronaldo and Robin van Persie, who scored in 21 different games during a Premier League season. Salah’s goal against West Brom took him to 23.
Most left-footed goals in a Premier League season – 24
Salah has broken another Liverpool forward’s record this season with his brilliant left foot. Robbie Fowler scored 19 left-footed goals during the 1994-95 campaign. Salah already has 24 in the Premier League.
Salah has scored the most left-footed goals in a single Premier League season — 24
The records Salah could still break
The most Liverpool goals in a single season – 47
Ian Rush currently holds the record for the most goals in a single campaign across all competitions for Liverpool. He scored 47 in 65 matches in the 1983-84 season. Salah is on 43 after Tuesday night and has up to five games to bag those five goals.
Top Premier League scorer in a single 38-game season – 31
The joint record for the most goals in a Premier League season is currently held by Alan Shearer (1995-96), Cristiano Ronaldo (2007-08), Luis Suarez (2013-14) and Salah (this season). Salah only has to score one more to make the record his own.
Ian Rush is the top Liverpool scorer in a single season with 47 — Salah has 43 to his name
Alan Shearer is the joint record holder for most Premier League goals in any season — 34
Andy Cole also joins Shearer on that total after his blistering 1993-94 campaign for Newcastle
Top Premier League scorer in any season – 34
Andy Cole (1993-94) and Alan Shearer (1994-95) share the record for the most Premier League goals in any campaign — because the league initially had 42 games per club. Salah has three games to score more than three.
First player to beat three Premier League club totals in a season
Harry Kane managed to beat or match two clubs’ goals tally in 2016-17. David McLean managed to match two other clubs in the 1912-13 campaign. Salah’s 31 goals currently puts him ahead of West Brom (29), Swansea (27) and Huddersfield (27) and within spitting distance of Brighton and Stoke (32).
Salah could become first player to beat three Premier League clubs’ entire season goal totals
Top goalscorer in Europe
Salah is currently the leading goalscorer in Europe, which could make him the first ever African recipient of the Golden Shoe. Cristiano Ronaldo is one behind him, while Ciro Immobile is on 41.
Most consecutive home league games scored in for Liverpool – 8
The 25-year-old has scored in Liverpool’s last seven games at Anfield in the Premier League. Roger Hunt and Fernando Torres both scored in eight successive games. Salah and Liverpool have Stoke and Brighton coming up at their home. It would be a mistake to discount Salah breaking this one too.
If Salah scores against Stoke and Brighton he will break the record for successive home goals