Mohamed Salah reached 250 goals for Liverpool as the Reds ended their Premier League losing streak with a 2–0 win over Aston Villa.
Mohamed Salah entered truly rarefied company on Saturday evening, becoming just the third player in Liverpool’s illustrious history to reach 250 goals for the club. His landmark strike helped the champions to a much-needed 2–0 victory over Aston Villa at Anfield, ending a miserable run of four consecutive Premier League defeats.
After a sluggish start to the campaign by his own impeccable standards, Salah has now scored in back-to-back league matches and, crucially, looks to be rediscovering his rhythm at a time when Liverpool’s season needed a spark
It was not one of his most spectacular finishes far from it but it might yet prove one of his most significant. Villa, attempting to play out from the back, were punished for their hesitancy when Emiliano Martínez misplaced a pass straight to Salah. The Egyptian forward reacted in a flash, calmly side-footing into the unguarded net for his fifth goal of the season and, with it, etching his name alongside club legends Roger Hunt and Ian Rush.
“It’s a great feeling to score goals for such a big club, it’s something I don’t take for granted,” Salah reflected afterwards. “I’m so proud and happy about that achievement.”
The goal arrived in first-half stoppage time and settled the tension that had begun to creep around Anfield. Ryan Gravenberch added a deflected second shortly after the hour mark to secure a result that not only lifted Liverpool back into the top four but also restored a measure of belief to a squad that had looked bereft of confidence in recent weeks.
For Salah, it was a reminder both to himself and to those watching that even in quieter spells, his capacity to decide matches remains undimmed. The 33-year-old, who joined the club from Roma in 2017 for £36.5 million, has made a career out of such moments: instinctive, decisive, and ruthless. Of his 250 Liverpool goals, 203 have come from his left foot, but this latest one tapped in with his right was a product of anticipation rather than artistry.
“It was very important,” Salah said of the win. “We have had a few losses in the Premier League and the Champions League, but I am glad we started coming back now. It’s a good result before some very important games against Madrid and City.”
That sense of timing has defined Salah’s Liverpool career. His first goal for the club came in a 3-3 draw with Watford in August 2017, and in the eight years since, he has delivered relentlessly his consistency underpinning the most successful period of Jürgen Klopp’s tenure. Now under Arne Slot, the talismanic Egyptian continues to shoulder the burden of expectation, even amid transition.
Asked by TNT Sports whether he was satisfied with his own form this season, Salah was characteristically honest. “No, but I know football,” he replied.
“I have played football for many years. I said at the beginning it is a very tricky season for us we have a few new players, very good signings, but they need time to adapt to the team, and we lost a few good players as well. We just need time to adapt and know each other’s games, and we will be fine.”
That pragmatism, forged through experience, was evident throughout the evening. Salah’s combination play down the right with Conor Bradley offered Liverpool a threat they had lacked during their recent slump, while his tireless running and willingness to press from the front typified a more purposeful performance across the pitch. Lucas Digne endured a torrid night trying to contain him, and even in the latter stages, Salah was still making darting runs in behind the Villa defence.
When the final whistle sounded, there was a mixture of relief and renewed optimism inside Anfield. Liverpool had not just collected three points they had rediscovered their edge. Salah, fittingly, was at the heart of it.
He was congratulated on the pitch by Steven Gerrard and Steve McManaman, two figures who understand better than most the magnitude of such a milestone. The Egyptian’s 250 goals now stand as a testament to his enduring brilliance, his hunger, and his place among Liverpool’s greatest ever.
“It is a great feeling to score goals and win trophies for such a big club,” Salah reiterated. “It is something I don’t take for granted. I am so proud. So happy about it.”
There will, inevitably, be bigger challenges ahead Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, followed by a trip to Manchester City next weekend but Liverpool’s No.11 has once again delivered when it mattered most.
Two hundred and fifty goals. A number that speaks not just of longevity, but of legacy. Mohamed Salah, already a Liverpool legend, continues to write history in red.
