Salah v Fowler – How Liverpool’s leading Premier League scorers shape up

Mohamed Salah’s two goals in Liverpool’s rout of Manchester United made him the club’s record Premier League goalscorer.

With 129 goals in the competition, Salah passed Robbie Fowler’s mark for the Reds and here the PA news agency looks at how the duo compare.

An extraordinary day for all Liverpool fans. I’m honoured to keep making history with this great club! pic.twitter.com/aRR2n5Ss8l

— Mohamed Salah (@MoSalah) March 5, 2023

Salah has scored his goals in fewer seasons and appearances than Fowler, also contributing more assists along the way.

Since arriving at the club from Roma in 2018 the Egyptian has played 205 times in the league, giving him a scoring rate of 0.63 goals per game. He has added 53 assists at a rate better than one every four games.

Fowler was at the club from the outset of the Premier League era in 1992, breaking into the line-up the following season. He stayed until 2002 before moving on to Leeds and then Manchester City, returning in 2006 for two more seasons.

He played 266 Premier League games for his boyhood club, scoring almost a goal every two games (0.48 per match), and set up 30 goals for others.

Huge congrats @MoSalah