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title: "OTD: Liverpool goal-machine Mohamed Salah opens Reds’ account"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
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published: "2021-08-12T12:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-08-12T12:00:00Z"
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# OTD: Liverpool goal-machine Mohamed Salah opens Reds’ account

On this day (August 12) in 2017, [Liverpool](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/08/12/virals-curtis-jones-ruled-out-of-liverpool-premier-league-opener/) forward [Mohamed Salah](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/07/20/virals-report-names-mohamed-salah-as-biggest-priority-at-liverpool/) opened a goalscoring account for the Reds that has since been filled with remarkable speed.

The man now dubbed as the ‘Egyptian King’ on Merseyside [nodded Jurgen Klopp’s side into the lead](https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1425699569652965378) during what was an enthralling encounter at Vicarage Road.

> Twitter: #OnThisDay in 2017, @MoSalah scored on his Reds debut ![🤩](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/svg/1f929.svg)
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> The first of ![1️⃣](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/svg/31-20e3.svg)![2️⃣](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/svg/32-20e3.svg)![5️⃣](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/svg/35-20e3.svg) Liverpool goals ![👑](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/svg/1f451.svg) https://t.co/rWZ4WtMu8E (@LFC)

Ultimately Salah’s goal wasn’t enough to secure victory against Watford as the Hornets equalised late on to tie the clash at [3-3](https://www.11v11.com/matches/watford-v-liverpool-12-august-2017-353373/), but it was a sure-fire sign of things to come from the flying winger.

Signed from AS Roma in the same summer for £34million ([BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40345138)), the now 29-year-old went on to [break a host of records](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/club/liverpool/364/blog/post/3424350/mohamed-salahs-record-breaking-first-season-for-liverpool) during a remarkable first campaign as a Red.

Last season Salah continued to dazzle despite struggles elsewhere whilst netting [31 goals from 51 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohamed-salah/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/148455) in all competitions.

### READ LIVERPOOL VERDICT

Having struggled during a first spell in England with Chelsea, nobody could’ve confidently predicted that the [68-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohamed-salah/nationalmannschaft/spieler/148455/verein_id/3672) Egypt superstar would enjoy such riches at Anfield.

An integral part of Klopp’s side and the [trophies](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohamed-salah/erfolge/spieler/148455) that have been obtained in recent times, the £90million valued man ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohamed-salah/marktwertverlauf/spieler/148455)) will be hoping to play a continued part in successes this season.

Furthermore, a new contract is believed to be in the offing as Liverpool attempt to tie down their [prized asset](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/liverpool/marktwertanalyse/verein/31) beyond 2023.