00:00Mohamed Salah underlined his enduring importance to Liverpool by stepping up with a stoppage
00:07time penalty to beat Burnley and preserve the Reds' perfect start to the season.
00:14The Egyptian coolly converted after Hannibal Medjbri was a judge to have handled it in
00:18the area, firing home his second goal of the campaign and ensuring slot side celebrated
00:24another late winner.
00:27This was not just another vital strike in the moment, it carried major historical weight.
00:32The goal was Salah's 188th in the Premier League, lifting him to outright fourth place on the
00:37all-time scoring list.
00:40In doing so, he moved one clear of Manchester United icon Andy Cole and set his sights on
00:46Wayne Rooney, who sits third with 208 goals.
00:50Harry Kane now at Bayern Munich is on 2-13, while Alan Shearer's 2-60 remains the long-standing
00:55benchmark.
00:57This Burnley strike also added a slice of Liverpool history.
01:00Salah's successful penalty was his 35th in the league for the club, etching him ahead
01:05of Billy Liddell's long-term standing record of 34 and making him the Reds' all-time leading
01:11scorer from the spot in the top flight.
01:13That telly reflects both his longevity and remarkable consistency since arriving on Merseyside in
01:202017.
01:23Beyond the records, the Burnley game offered a snapshot of Liverpool's campaign so far.
01:28Control of possession, flashes of attacking intent, but a reliance on late interventions
01:33to get over the line.
01:35Arnie Slot's side remain unbeaten, yet the margins have been fine.
01:39With Salah once again the difference maker when it mattered most.
01:43Next up is Liverpool's return to the Champions League as they face Atletico Madrid before the
01:49season's first Merseyside derby against Everton at Anfield and those matches present further
01:55opportunities for Salah to enhance his legend status.
01:58Whether or not he can threaten Shearer's all-time record, the Egyptian has already written himself
02:04into the story of English football climbing above some of the Premier League's greatest
02:10names and cementing his own place among them.
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