Mo Salah Sets Goal Record, Liverpool's Title Complete

LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY — Victory was no longer important for Liverpool in the final match of the 2024-2025 season against Crystal Palace, Sunday (25/5/2025), at Anfield Stadium. Tens of thousands of supporters filling the stands of The Kop had two desires. To witness Mohamed Salah set a record in the Premier League, and then to celebrate the English Premier League championship with the trophy.

The dual desire was fulfilled. Although the match ended in a 1-1 draw, Salah helped "The Reds" equalize in the 84th minute. A left-footed shot with special Adidas shoes featuring the silhouette of a Liver bird brought good fortune to Salah.

The Egyptian player ended his goal drought in the last three English Premier League matches. Salah's goal tally now stands at 29 goals. Unsurprisingly, he holds the title of the top scorer in the English Premier League.

The golden boot trophy was presented by the legend and one of the best strikers in Liverpool's history, Ian Rush, after the final whistle of the match. This marks Salah's fourth golden boot trophy in the Premier League following the 2017-2018, 2018-2019, and 2021-2022 seasons.

Notably, in this season, Salah has secured the title of top scorer individually for the first time. Another top scorer title will help Salah surpass the record held by Arsenal legend Thierry Henry, who also collected four golden boot trophies, the most in the Premier League.

Rush also presented the Playmaker Award trophy to Salah after leading the list of assist creators (18). Salah became the first player to sweep the top scorer and assist trophies for two seasons. The first time he achieved this individual achievement was in 2021-2022.

Subsequently, Salah called his wife and two daughters to take a photo with his two individual trophies from this season's Premier League. A broad smile, showcasing his teeth, spread across Salah's face as he faced dozens of cameras pointing their lenses at him.

Salah became the third player to record the highest goal contribution in the era of the English Premier League. A total of 47 goals, consisting of 29 goals and 18 assists, were key for the Reds in securing their 20th league title.

The record of goal contributions places Salah alongside two of the best strikers in England during the 1990s, namely Andy Cole and Alan Shearer. Cole achieved that phenomenal record in the 1993-1994 season. The following season, Shearer equaled the record while helping Blackburn Rovers secure their third and most recent league trophy to date.

Playing incorrectly with a shorter match duration. He aligned himself with the records of Cole and Shearer when the English League had completed 38 matches with 20 contestants. Meanwhile, Cole and Shearer were still experiencing the league with 42 games or consisting of 22 teams.

Salah has contributed 270 goals for Liverpool in the league. With this tally, he is only seven goals away from surpassing Wayne Rooney's record for goal contributions in the Premier League, which stands at 276 goals. There is no doubt that this record can be achieved by the "Egyptian King," as Salah is nicknamed, in the 2025-2026 season.

The writing of that goal record felt particularly special as it was witnessed live by Juergen Klopp, the manager of Liverpool who brought him to Anfield from AS Roma. Two former Liverpool captains, Steven Gerrard and Jordan Henderson, also attended to celebrate the Red's championship party in the main stand.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot is pleased with the performance of his players this season, including Salah. However, he aims for the Liverpool squad to perform better next season.

"We will improve the team with the players we have, also with players from the transfer market. We have to be better because the competition next season will be more difficult," Slot told Sky Sports.

The celebration of the 2024-2025 Premier League title felt more special than at the end of the 2019-2020 season. Anfield was packed with liverpudlians—the name for Liverpool supporters—who brought their lives to Anfield.

The situation is in stark contrast to five years ago. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Liverpool players under Klopp held a celebration for their league title in silence due to social distancing regulations that prohibited supporters from attending the stadium.

As Virgil van Dijk lifted the Premier League trophy aloft and confetti filled the air, fans sang Dua Lipa’s “One Kiss” through the loudspeakers. One by one, Liverpool players took turns kissing the trophy they had been waiting for since they secured the English title on April 27.

"We dedicate this title to the supporters. They deserve it. I hope everyone enjoys the championship parade and makes the next 48 hours the best days ever," said Van Dijk to LFC TV.

The championship celebration was also accompanied by an appreciation for right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, who played his final match in a Liverpool jersey. There were no more boos directed at Alexander-Arnold. When his name was called to receive the championship medal on the podium, chants in his honor were thunderously sung by the supporters.

The Scouser or Liverpool native could not hide his emotion. He sat in front of The Kop tribune after hearing the song "You'll Never Walk Alone" finished being sung by all the supporters.

Extraordinary appreciation was also shown by the supporters towards Arne Slot. One of the banners displayed in the corner of the stadium read, "He brought us number 20 and his name is Arne Slot."

The slot was more "hidden" amidst the celebration of the championship. He only took a photo with his first Premier League trophy after Alexander-Arnold handed the trophy directly to him.

With a smile Slot took a photo, then he returned the trophy to Alexander-Arnold. After that Slot did a lap of honor to greet every inch of the corner of the supporters at Anfield, of course with the gold medal around his neck.

Amid the celebration of the season-ending championship, Slot has begun to issue threats to Liverpool's competitors in the English Premier League for the upcoming season. He stated that preparations for the Reds to face the 2025-2026 competition campaign in order to defend the league trophy have already commenced.

Several players are reported to be joining soon, including Bayer Leverkusen star, attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz, and right-back Jeremie Frimpong, as well as left-back Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth. Several other names are also rumored to be targets for Slot.

"Since four weeks ago (thinking about the new season), we have not stopped. The Sporting Director (Richard Hughes) has been more involved in discussing the team's future plans, but he has also included me in discussing the club's plans," said Slot.