Reds hail 'Egyptian King' for glorious reign

AN Egyptian hero and living legend in Liverpool, Mohamed Salah has burnished his remarkable legacy at Anfield with one of the great all-time individual seasons to deliver the Premier League title.

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The 32-year-old has scored 28 goals and provided 18 assists so far as Liverpool equalled Manchester United's record of 20 English top-flight titles on Sunday. A third player of the year award from both his fellow players and football writers appears a formality, with Salah now firmly in the debate over who is the greatest player of the Premier League era.

His combined total of 46 goals and assists is a new Premier League record for a 38-game season and the all-time mark of 47 looks likely to fall before the season is out.

Salah's tally of 185 goals in the English top flight is the fifth highest in Premier League history and he is in the top 10 for assists.

The forward did not arrive at Anfield as a superstar when Liverpool paid Roma £34 million ($45 million) for his services in 2017.

A pacy winger with promise, he had struggled for consistency and end product since making the move from his homeland to Swiss side Basel as a 19-year-old.