Mohamed Salah creates history with 2nd Premier League Player Of The Season award
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has created history as he became the fifth player to win the Premier League Player Of The Year award for the second time. Salah, who had been in sensational form for the Reds as they won the title, joined the likes of Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Nemanja Vidic and Kevin De Bruyn to win the accolade on multiple occasions. advertisementSalah will now have the chance next season to win the award for a third time after extending his contract with Liverpool. This season, the Egyptian has scored 28 goals and provided 18 assists as the Reds romped to the title with four games remaining. Premier League: Full coverage
"Mohamed Salah has been named the 2024/25 EA SPORTS Player of the Season, becoming only the fifth player in Premier League history to win the award on multiple occasions." "Salah, who also won it in 2017/18, follows in the footsteps of fellow two-time winners Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Nemanja Vidic and Kevin De Bruyne. Having signed a new contract, Salah will head into next season aiming to be the first ever player to win it three times." "The Egyptian could now make history on the Premier League's final day on Sunday. Salah leads the league for goals and assists and could be the first ever player to win the Golden Boot, Golden Playmaker AND Player of the Season award in the same campaign," read the statement from Premier League. Salah's unique chance at a tripleadvertisementWith the Premier League Player Of The Year award in the bag, Salah now has the chance to complete a rare hat-trick. With 5 more goals than Alexander Isak, Salah can end up with the golden boot and his 18 assists is 6 more than any other player. This means that the Egyptian can become the first footballer to win the Golden Boot, Golden Playmaker and player of the season awards.Salah also won the Football Writers' Association men's player of the year for the third time earlier in the month. Liverpool will end the season with a game against Crystal Palace on Sunday, May 25. Trending Reel
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