Mo Salah is one of Liverpool's greatest ever players. The Red half of the ECHO's newsroom have shared their favourite memories of the Egyptian King after he announced he would be leaving the Reds at the end of this season
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates by taking a selfie after clinching the Premier League title at Anfield, Sunday, April 27, 2025
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates by taking a selfie after clinching the Premier League title at Anfield, Sunday, April 27, 2025(Image: AP Photo/Jon Super)
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Mohamed Salah will walk down the Anfield tunnel as a Liverpool player for the final time on May 24. The Egyptian King announced the news in an unexpected video shared yesterday evening (March 24).
Liverpool then confirmed the news in their own statement. Reports suggest that the 33-year-old will leave the club on a free transfer after reaching an agreement with the Reds to end his two-year contract early. Salah will go down as one of Liverpool's greatest ever players, with 255 goals making him the club's third highest scorer in its history.
Since joining Anfield in 2017, the forward has won the Premier League and League Cup twice, as well as the Champions League, FA Cup, Super Cup and Club World Cup.
Ahead of his departure, some of the Reds among the ECHO's newsroom - and one of the Blues - have shared their favourite memories of Mo Salah and the impact on them, Liverpool FC and the city as a whole.
Jamie Greer - Salah celebrates after winning the Premier League by beating Tottenham Hotspur, April 27, 2025
Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates the teams victory and confirmation of winning the Premier League title after the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC at Anfield on April 27, 2025
Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates the teams victory and confirmation of winning the Premier League title after the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC at Anfield on April 27, 2025(Image: AP Photo/Jon Super)
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It was when Mo Salah fell to his knees that I knew. Anfield was already in party mode with Liverpool 5-1 up against Tottenham Hotspur as the game entered added time on April 27 2025, a victory that confirmed the Reds were Premier League champions for the 2024/25 season.
But from my seat on row 23 in the Lower Kenny, I didn’t care about the match in its closing stages. All I wanted for the last 10 minutes was to hear the final whistle, the confirmation that Liverpool had won the league in front of a full Anfield for the first time in 35 years.
We should have had that moment five years beforehand of course, when Mo Salah and the rest of Jurgen Klopp’s winning machine secured our 19th league title, but covid meant the stadium itself was empty.
Liverpool went on to have a mixture of good and frustrating seasons after that, culminating in a disappointing third placed finish in 2023/24 despite being top for a lot of the season.
When Klopp left in May 2024, many including myself predicted a turbulent campaign of season and transition would follow.
But Mo Salah refused to accept that. He vowed that he and the team would “fight like hell” to win a major trophy - and by God he delivered on that.
He produced 29 goals and 18 assists in 38 games as Liverpool strolled to their 20th league title, which included a goal against Spurs of course to put the Reds 4-1 up. It may not have been the Salah of his first season, with blistering pace and footwork that left defenders for dead, but it was ruthlessly effective - and that’s what mattered.
The noise in the stadium was so loud against Tottenham that day that I didn’t hear the final whistle. I only knew it was over when I saw Salah falling to the ground and lifting his arms into the air.
When Salah joined Liverpool in 2017, it was a side that was doing well but we had not won the league in over two decades, and had not won any trophy in five years. Salah refused to accept mediocrity, always believing that his adopted team should be at the very top of world football.
The dismay about how this season has gone goes shows the standards that are now expected of Salah and Liverpool as a whole.
Whatever happens in the next few months, nothing will ever take away what Salah did for the club - especially on that sunny afternoon in late April, when a fanbase exploded with joy. He is a true superstar that played a huge part in putting Liverpool back on its perch, and that will never be forgotten.
Paul Philbin - Salah's goal against Manchester City at the Etihad in the Champions League, April 10, 2018
Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates after scoring his sides first goal during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Second Leg match between Manchester City and Liverpool at Etihad Stadium on April 10, 2018
Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates after scoring his sides first goal during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Second Leg match between Manchester City and Liverpool at Etihad Stadium on April 10, 2018(Image: Getty Images,)
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It's very difficult to choose a certain moment that stands out during Mohamed Salah's Liverpool career because there have been that many. Some I have better memories of than others. I could pick his hat-trick at Old Trafford, his goal in Madrid in the European Cup final, his Napoli goal or his goal in 2019/20 against Manchester United in front of the Kop.
Reflecting on his Liverpool career, there is only one I could choose. His first season at Anfield was special but for me the moment of that season was his goal against Manchester City in the Champions League at the Etihad.
It was a back-to-the-wall job in the second-leg despite a 3-0 lead from the first-leg. City scored early and were going for it.
Then out of nowhere Salah puts the tie to bed by scoring in front of the away end.
It's the best let-off I've been part of in my years following Liverpool. It was bedlam in that corner of the Etihad and the bruises and cuts from the wild celebrations were all worth it.
This felt like the moment that made Liverpool serious contenders for the big trophies again.
Liverpool fell just short in the European Cup that year but made up for it in 2019 and that was the beginning of a period of endless silverware for Salah and that Liverpool team.
Walking out the Etihad that night felt like a moment and the night out in town wasn't bad either.
Everywhere you went or walked past, all you could hear was Sit Down by James but with the modified lyrics for Salah.
Ryan Paton - Salah's goal against Manchester United, January 19, 2020
Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Manchester United at Anfield on January 19, 2020
Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Manchester United at Anfield on January 19, 2020(Image: Getty Images)
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I never thought I'd witness sustained greatness on such a consistent level for such a long amount of time. Growing up as a Liverpool fan, the elite players from abroad like Fernando Torres and Luis Suarez eventually got itchy feet and agitated for a move after a couple of seasons.
But this was never the case with Mohamed Salah. The world class ability was matched with a loyalty and an insatiable desire to take this club, his club, to new heights. The grit and determination forged on those gruelling nine hour bus journeys from Nagrig to Cairo for training as a child found a natural home in Merseyside, as Salah and Liverpool felt like a perfect fit from the very beginning
Unlike other generational talents, Salah had to wait until relatively later on in his career for his opportunity to shine on the world stage, but when he arrived at Liverpool, his impact was immediate.That first goal at Vicarage Road turned into a record breaking 32 in his first season as Salah finally filled the void of a pacy right winger that Liverpool had lacked for my whole life.
One of my favourite sights in football is when Salah is racing down on goal at the Kop End, before he inevitably puts the ball in the back of the net. Arsenal in 2017 when he robbed the ball from Hector Bellerin and ran half the length of the pitch before placing it in the bottom corner might have been the first. When he spun Cancelo against Manchester City in 2022 might have been his best. But my favourite will always be the moment every Red fan felt confident their dream was about to become reality against Manchester United in January 2020.
Despite already putting together the sort of results that should have made the league title feel a procession, Reds fans had been burnt the previous season when a 97 point total still wasn't enough for the promised land of the Premier League title.
However, as Salah received Alisson Becker's perfectly placed kick, no-one was willing to stay tight lipped anymore. Just as he has so often before, the Egyptian coolly placed it beyond David De Gea sparking scenes of euphoria around Anfield as a generation of supporters knew the team were finally going to win the league.
Ben Moorcroft - Salah's goal at the Etihad in the Champions League (again)
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (obscured) celebrates scoring the goal against Manchester City with his teammates and Liverpool fans
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (obscured) celebrates scoring the goal against Manchester City with his teammates and Liverpool fans(Image: Tim Goode/PA Wire)
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One Mo Salah moment that will stick with me more than any other is that little chip against Manchester City in the second leg of the Champions League. Not only was it a goal that I feel like I celebrated more than any other, but it seemed to symbolise everything.
A decade of watching poor players get carried along to relative mediocrity, and now we were back. We had not yet reached our goal, but that goal gave me no doubt that we were definitely going to get there.
Morgan King - Salah's Never Give Up t-shirt, Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona, May 7, 2019
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (left) wearing the Never Give Up shirt, with Jurgen Klopp (centre) and Virgil van Dijk after the UEFA Champions League Semi Final, second leg match at Anfield against Barcelona, May 7, 2019
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (left) wearing the Never Give Up shirt, with Jurgen Klopp (centre) and Virgil van Dijk after the UEFA Champions League Semi Final, second leg match at Anfield against Barcelona, May 7, 2019(Image: Peter Byrne/PA Wire)
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The list of Mo Salah’s greatest moments in a Liverpool shirt is far too long for this story, not to mention just one of the many individual tributes here.
The hat-trick at Old Trafford in October of 2021 stands out - the crowning jewel in a run of games when the Egyptian was undeniably the best player on the face of the planet. Jaw-dropping goals against Manchester City and Watford came during that run too, during a time in my life when I was working in a factory in Runcorn and I would literally bounce into work each day - especially the day after the 5-0 that emptied Old Trafford. The large minority of United fans on the production line kept very quiet that day.
But I spent much of Salah’s era of greatness an exile from Anfield, struggling to get tickets as I made ends meet as a student in Leeds. So the moment that stands out to me above all else probably reflects my status at the time as a fan who watched from afar.
It was the 4-0 at Anfield against Barcelona, the second leg of the Champions League semi-final in 2019. Salah didn’t make it onto the pitch that night, having taken a blow to the head in a dramatic win over Newcastle the weekend prior. But he was visible to the TV cameras as he cheered on his teammates from the stands, wearing that now-famous “Never Give Up” top and sharing in the ecstasy of the miracle that unfolded with every fan inside and outside the stadium that night.
In that moment, as he will now forever be, he was one of us.
Steve Graves - Salah's debut and goal against Watford, August 12, 2017
Mohamed Salah of Liverpool (right) celebrates with Roberto Firmino after scoring Liverpool's third goal during the Premier League match between Watford and Liverpool at Vicarage Road on August 12, 2017
Mohamed Salah of Liverpool (right) celebrates with Roberto Firmino after scoring Liverpool's third goal during the Premier League match between Watford and Liverpool at Vicarage Road on August 12, 2017(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
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Vicarage Road is a dry ground. Watford don't sell alcohol in the away end, and for this reason we probably missed Mohamed Salah's first competitive touch in a Liverpool shirt. But we didn't miss his first goal, which by rights should have been a winner. By rights, all 255 should have been. Plenty of them were.
It’s easy to forget the doubters. Some suggested Jurgen Klopp was one of them, that he preferred other targets, had to be talked into the signing. This was meant to be a slight aimed at the manager but it’s not a weakness to listen to others. It’s not bad management to consider you don’t know it all. It’s not bad management to get the best out of your resources.
At this point it’s tempting to say the best was yet to come, but in truth it was all there on day one. The dynamism, the hunger, the instant connection with Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane. Liverpool were rampant, voracious, frightening. Surely nobody could live with them. And they drew 3-3 at Watford.
Bad defending, bad goalkeeping, bad decisions had cost us. Story of our lives, we said. Richarlison was involved, on his own Premier League debut, so that probably had something to do with it too. But the questions about Salah had been answered and we were on our way to somewhere different, somewhere where the bars were open, the banquet was never lacking wine and the story of our lives would change forever.
Courtney Eales - Salah's goal against Watford, October 16, 2021
Mohamed Salah of Liverpool scores the fourth goal making the score 0-4 during the Premier League match between Watford and Liverpool at Vicarage Road on October 16, 2021
Mohamed Salah of Liverpool scores the fourth goal making the score 0-4 during the Premier League match between Watford and Liverpool at Vicarage Road on October 16, 2021(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
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It is difficult to pick just one favourite memory of Salah in a red shirt. For nine years, Salah has been nothing but a delight to watch on the right wing and his loyalty, dedication and commitment to both the club and supporters has never been taken for granted. Today, the word 'legend' is too easily thrown about but Salah leaving Liverpool at third place in the club's all-time record goalscorer list certainly grants him legend status.
It is difficult to pinpoint a favourite goal from a player that has won the Premier League Golden Boot on four occasions and netted over 250 times but obvious goals spring to mind. An incredible hattrick in Manchester United's own backyard, a calm and composed penalty in a Champions League final and of course, the stunning solo goal against Manchester City at Anfield in 2021.
Leaving half of City's team in his wake is a vision that all Liverpool supporters fondly remember. Weaving through defenders and making it look easy. Perhaps the most impressive goal in Salah’s Liverpool career came in a 5-0 victory against Watford in the same month. Another classic solo goal that any player would be proud of.
Once again, the instinctive dribbling of the player took out half of the opposition. For me, that showed composure and calmness. A reflection of the player Salah has been for Liverpool for the past nine seasons, and will continue to be until his final game in May. A true professional.
Danny Gutmann - Salah's goal in the Champions League final against Tottenham Hotspur, June 1, 2019
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, right, celebrates with Jordan Henderson after scoring his side's opening goal during the Champions League final soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, Saturday, June 1, 2019
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, right, celebrates with Jordan Henderson after scoring his side's opening goal during the Champions League final soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, Saturday, June 1, 2019(Image: AP)
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He undoubtedly scored far better goals in a Liverpool shirt, but the moment he gave Liverpool the lead against Spurs in the 2019 Champions League final will always be my favourite.
And an Evertonian writes in - David Humphreys - Every time Salah got pocketed by Vitali Mykolenko