The place Mohamed Salah ranks amongst Merseyside derby scorers

Demise, taxes and Mohamed Salah scoring decisive objectives for Liverpool.

The majestic winger was at it once more this weekend, bagging himself a second-half brace throughout the Reds’ 2-0 Merseyside derby victory in opposition to Everton. The primary was an emphatic penalty, the second a cool end on the finish of a blistering counter-attack.

Salah’s tally already sits at eight objectives and 4 assists after 11 appearances for Liverpool this season, with the inevitable Egyptian persevering with to be the distinction maker for Jurgen Klopp’s facet.

The Toffees know of Salah’s prowess all too nicely and suffered by the hands of the 31-year-old once more this Saturday. The visiting Everton supporters within the nook of the Anfield Street stand could have been cursing Liverpool’s file Premier League goalscorer, who seldom exhibits the blue half of Merseyside a lot mercy.

Let’s check out simply how prolific Salah has been within the Merseyside derby compared to the good goalscorers which have graced the fixture previously.

Salah’s newest exploits within the Merseyside derby are hardly stunning. Not simply due to the previous Roma man’s excellence, however as a result of he loves dealing with Everton.

The suitable-winger’s brace at Anfield this Saturday took his derby day tally to seven in ten encounters with the Toffees. Salah additionally netted a double at Goodison Park throughout the 2021/22 season; two wonderful objectives in a convincing 4-1 Liverpool win.

Salah discovered the again of the online in his Merseyside derby debut again in 2017 too throughout a 1-1 draw at Goodison, whereas having struck in a 2-2 tie with Everton again in 2020.

The Egyptian has now discovered the online in successive derbies for the primary time having scored in a 2-0 Anfield win final season and Salah might be aiming to make that three in a row later this season.

Salah’s current brace has seen him leapfrog a couple of well-known faces within the all-time Merseyside derby rankings, taking him equal fourth alongside Everton’s Graeme Sharp and Peter Beardsley, who represented either side on this fixture.

Two of people who Salah has now surpassed are Liverpool icons within the derby – Robbie Fowler and Divock Origi. Each have netted six, with the latter having produced some well-known moments in current clashes.

A strike within the second derby of the 2023/24 season for Salah would see him go degree with Steven Gerrard in third place on eight objectives, whereas one other brace would imply he leapfrogged the previous Liverpool quantity eight.

Nonetheless, even when he performed for an additional decade, there’s little likelihood that Salah would catch the highest two.

In second is famous Toffees ahead Dixie Dean with an astonishing 19 objectives in Merseyside matches, just below 5% of the striker’s file 383 objectives for Everton.

In the meantime, Liverpool’s personal file goalscorer Ian Rush has an much more spectacular tally on this fixture, netting 25 instances for the Reds. That included 4 objectives in FA Cup finals and marks a powerful haul that’s unlikely to ever be topped.

High ten goalscorers in Merseyside derbies

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