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Revealed: Premier League MVP rankings with magic Mo Salah on top… but he's second to a cult hero in the all-time list

Mo Salah controls the ball inside the penalty area and for a split second the game pauses around him. All inside Anfield catch their breath and tighten their focus. A brief air of panic grips those supposed to stop him.

When he moves again, Liverpool’s shape has shifted, pockets of spaces have appeared, his pass finds Alexis Mac Allister who applies the finish. Newcastle are two goals down.

This, by his own prolific standards, proved to be a humble contribution by Salah to Liverpool’s 20th victory of this Premier League campaign. It goes into the record books as his 17th assist and alongside his 25 goals means he has been directly involved in 42 of the 66 goals scored by Arne Slot’s runaway leaders.