Mohamed Salah breaks Thierry Henry's 17-year record with late Liverpool goal vs Toulouse

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27-10-2023, 09:04

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Mohamed Salah's goal for Liverpool against Toulouse didn't have much impact on the outcome with the Reds well on their way to a big win, but it was enough for the Egyptian to break a record held by Thierry Henry for 17 years.

French international Henry scored 42 goals in European competition for Arsenal, the last of them coming against Porto in September 2006. He didn't add to that tally during his second spell with the Gunners, during which he played just once in Europe.

His record of most European goals from a Premier League player stood for more than a decade and a half. However, Salah has finally surpassed Henry with his second Europa League goal this season to add to his 41 in the Champions League in Liverpool colours.

"If Ben Doak would have been available tonight, he would have got minutes, like Bobby Clark probably would have minutes, so that's how it is," Klopp said after the win. "And we should not forget Jarell Quansah, who played again.

"So a lot of good boys coming up and it's not enough that I tell them what they do from time to time – not too often but from to time – but sometimes you have to show it. Tonight we had the opportunity to do so and we did, and that's good."
Next up for Liverpool is a Premier League meeting with Nottingham Forest. They have two further games, against Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup and Luton in the league, before travelling to Toulouse for their next European fixture.

source: Mirror