Salah admits: My obsession with records has held me back

Salah has shattered countless records during his tenure at Liverpool.

And he said: “The one I was into it too much was Premier League record for the club.

“That was in my head, that’s why I took the shirt off against United (after scoring his record 129th league goal for Liverpool in their 7-0 victory at Anfield in March 2023).

“No, that (being a goalscorer) developed with time. When I was at Roma, in two seasons I scored 30 goals. Now if I score 30 goals in two seasons, they’re going to kill me here!

“But I think that changed a lot, especially in my first season I won the Golden Boot so the expectation becomes bigger and bigger and bigger.”