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Chelsea legend Drogba hails Mohamed Salah after breaking his Premier League record

Didier Drogba has congratulated Liverpoool forward Mohamed Salah for eclipsing his record as the highest goalscoring African in a single English Premier League season.

The Egypt international surpassed Drogba's record of 29 goals achieved in a treble-winning 2009-10 campaign for Chelsea after registering his 30th league goal against AFC Bournemouth last Saturday.

In his debut campaign at Anfield, the fleet-footed attacker has notched 40 goals in 45 games across all competitions.

As a reward for his blistering form this season, Salah has been shortlisted for the PFA Players' Player of the Year award and the ex-Blues forward is adamant that the best of the 2017 African Footballer of the Year is yet to come.