Liverpool smashed Manchester United 5-0 in the Premier League on Sunday, with Mohamed Salah scoring a hat-trick.
With three goals, he surpasses Didier Drogba as the most goals scored by an African in Premier League history.
Get Instantly Update By: Joining Our Whatapps and Telegram Channel
Salah now has 107 goals in the English Premier League, surpassing Chelsea star Didier Drogba’s 104.
In only 167 Premier League games, he attained the milestone.
Two of the goals came during his time at Chelsea, and he currently has 105 goals in 154 appearances for Liverpool.
Sadio Mane, who has scored 100 goals in the Premier League, is also towards the top of the African scoring list.
Salah added to Liverpool’s history by scoring the game’s first goal against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team.
He is the first Reds player to score in three consecutive Old Trafford fixtures, and he has now scored in ten consecutive games in all competitions.
Salah also became the first player in over 18 years to score a treble for an away team at Old Trafford, emulating Cristiano Ronaldo’s record in 2003 for Real Madrid.