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Egyptian Mo Salah breaks Premier League goals record for Africa

On Sunday, Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah became the top-scoring African in Premier League history.

The Egyptian started the day level with Chelsea and Ivory Coast legend Didier Drogba, who accumulated 104 goals over two spells with the London club before his eventual departure, for a second time, in 2015.

But as Salah became the first away player to score a Premier League hat-trick at Manchester United, in Liverpool's stunning 5-0 win, so the 29-year-old not only broke Drogba's record but went clear on 107 goals too.

Salah, who also has a previous affiliation with the European champions, has become one of the Premier League's most prolific forwards since joining Liverpool from Italians Roma in 2017.