Brighton 3-2 Liverpool: Mohamed Salah waits for Premier League record

Salah, who captained Liverpool for the first time in the loss at Brighton, is certain to equal one record by the end of the season – with the Golden Boot heading his way once more.

The 32-year-old leads the goal rankings with 28 this season, five ahead of Newcastle’s Alexander Isak with just one match to play.

So barring anything ridiculous in the final game of the campaign, Salah will win the Premier League Golden Boot for a fourth time, equalling Henry’s record for Arsenal.

He will also have an eye on winning the European Golden Shoe, an award given to the leading league scorer in Europe.

Sporting’s Swedish striker Viktor Gyokeres currently tops those standings with 39 goals but, with the Portuguese league season now over, all he can do is watch and wait.

Salah needs two goals in the final game of the campaign against Palace to overtake him, while Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe is just one goal away from Gyokeres, also with one match remaining.

While Salah (28 goals) and Mbappe (29 goals) are way short of the former Coventry striker’s tally, they can go past his points total thanks to the Golden Shoe’s scoring system.

It’s not decided simply by which player scores the most goals; the award uses a points-based system that considers the strength of the league in which a player competes.

Created in the 1967-68 season, the Golden Shoe was previously awarded to the top scorer in any European league.

However, in 1997 the rules were changed to use a ranking format that favours players in the higher profile leagues.