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Who is Ian Rush? The Liverpool legend whose goalscoring heroics Mohamed Salah is emulating

The Egypt international needs just 11 goals before the end of the season to beat the club's all-time highest goalscorer's best season in a Reds shirt

Mohamed Salah's four goals against Watford on Saturday took the Liverpool forward's season tally to 36, just 11 shy of the club's all-time record return in a single season.

The man that holds the record is Ian Rush, who struck 47 times during the 1983-84 campaign on his way to European glory.

However, Salah sits slightly ahead of the former Reds striker in terms of goals per game, with Rush having notched 35 in 49 appearances by March 19, 1984.