Liverpool
On 22 June 2017, Salah agreed a transfer to Premier League club Liverpool. He signed a long-term contract with the Reds for an initial £36.5m fee that could rise to £43m. The fee was a club record, eclipsing the £35m spent on Andy Carroll in 2011. He was assigned the number 11 shirt previously worn by Roberto Firmino, who instead switched to number 9. He joined the club on 1 July upon the opening of the summer transfer window, becoming Liverpool's first Egyptian player, and scored on his Premier League debut against Watford in a 3–3 away draw on 12 August. On 24 August, Salah scored his second goal for Liverpool, in a 2017–18 Champions League play-off round 4–2 win (6–3 agg) against 1899 Hoffenheim, his first goal at Anfield. Three days later, Salah scored and assisted a goal in a 4–0 victory over Arsenal. For his performances in August, Salah was awarded Player of the Month by Liverpool supporters. On 17 October, Salah netted twice in a 7–0 Champions League win over Maribor, helping Liverpool to the joint-largest ever away win in the competition, and the largest away win by an English club.
On 26 November 2017, Salah scored the opener and refused to celebrate in a 1–1 home draw with his former team Chelsea out of respect for the club, as well as victims of the Sinai mosque attack two days earlier. Salah rose the top of the Premier League goalscoring charts by scoring twice after coming on as a substitute away at Stoke City on 29 November in a 3–0 win. The following month, Salah netted in a 4–0 win over Bournemouth; a result which saw Liverpool become the first team in Premier League history to win four consecutive away league matches by a margin of at least three goals. In the process, he also became the joint-second fastest player to reach 20 goals for Liverpool on his 26th appearance, behind George Allan who reached the milestone in 19 appearances in 1895. On 17 March 2018, Salah scored four goals in a 5–0 win over Watford, which was his first hat-trick for Liverpool. In this game, he also broke a record of scoring 36 times in his debut season for Liverpool, and also became the leading goalscorer in Europe's top five leagues – overtaking Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Tottenham striker Harry Kane. Following Salah's record-breaking goal exploits, former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard stated that "we are witnessing the start of greatness".
In early April 2018, he scored in both Champions League quarter-final matches against Manchester City to help his side advance. On 22 April 2018, Salah was awarded the PFA Players' Player of the Year award, having earlier been named in the PFA Team of the Year for the Premier League. Two days later, he scored a brace in a 5–2 Champions League semi-final first leg win over former club, Roma. In doing so, he simultaneously became the first player from Africa and the first Liverpool player to score ten goals in a single campaign in the tournament. His double also took him to 43 goals for the season across all competitions, surpassing Roger Hunt's tally of 42, and making him Liverpool's second-highest goalscorer in a single season, behind Ian Rush. He had previously also broken the club's record for the Premier League era, surpassing Robbie Fowler's total of 36 goals set in the 1995–96 campaign, and Fernando Torres' record of 33 for the most goals by a Liverpool player in a debut season. After his two goals and assists in the first leg against Roma, Salah featured in the second leg as Liverpool beat the Italian club 7–6 on aggregate to qualify for the final for the first time in eleven years. He would then become the Premier League's all-time goalscorer for a 38-game season, registering his 32nd league goal in a 4–0 win against Brighton & Hove Albion en route to being awarded the Premier League Golden Boot.
In the 2018 Champions League final against Real Madrid, Salah injured his left shoulder in the 30th minute after a challenge by Madrid defender Sergio Ramos. After initially carrying on, he left the field in tears after going to ground again; the match ended in a 3–1 defeat. The Egyptian FA stated that this would have no effect on his availability for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and that Salah would still be named in the team's final squad on 4 June. The day after the match, Ramos wrote a message and sent him good wishes.
On 2 July 2018, Salah signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool. Manager Jürgen Klopp said the news was important as a statement of intent in terms of Liverpool's status in the football world in having Salah commit himself further to the club. On 12 August, Salah scored Liverpool's first goal of the season, in a 4–0 home win over West Ham United. On 30 August, Salah was named on the three-man shortlist for the UEFA Men's Player of the Year, coming in third place, and was also included on the three-man shortlist for the UEFA Forward of the Season, coming in second place. On 3 September, he was named on the three-man shortlist for the Best FIFA Men's Player, finishing third. Salah controversially received the 2018 FIFA Puskás Award for goal of the year, the winning strike being his goal at Anfield in his first Merseyside derby, prompting online protests against the decision. On 24 October, Salah scored twice against Red Star Belgrade in the 2018–19 Champions League group stage, with his second goal his 50th for the club. With 50 goals in 65 games, he is the fastest player in Liverpool history to reach the half century.
On 3 December, Salah was ranked in sixth place at the 2018 Ballon d'Or ceremony, as a recognition for his performances with club and country throughout 2018. On 8 December, Salah scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 away win over Bournemouth, to move Liverpool to the top of the league table. Three days later, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win over Napoli in their final Champions League group fixture, the result qualifying Liverpool to the round of sixteen. On 19 January 2019, he scored his 50th Premier League goal with a brace in a 4–3 win over Crystal Palace, reaching the tally in 72 appearances. In doing so, he became the joint-fourth fastest player to achieve the milestone, alongside Fernando Torres, and behind only Andy Cole, Alan Shearer and Ruud van Nistelrooy.
In February 2019, West Ham said they were investigating a video which allegedly showed fans racially abusing Salah, including for being Muslim. The investigation resulted in the fan being banned for three years. On 5 April, he scored his 50th Premier League goal for Liverpool in a 3–1 win over Southampton and in the process broke Torres' record to become the fastest player to reach the milestone for the club, doing so in his 69th appearance. It also saw him become the third fastest player to reach the milestone for a single club in the Premier League era, behind Shearer for Blackburn Rovers, in 66 appearances, and Van Nistelrooy for Manchester United, in 68. Later that month, he scored the second goal, a powerful strike from 25 yards out that flew into the top corner, in a 2–0 win over Chelsea which helped Liverpool earn a club-record-equaling 26th win for the Premier League campaign; and the club's second-highest ever wins return in the top flight after the record of 30 set in 1979. On 26 April, he made his 100th appearance for Liverpool and broke the record jointly held by Roger Hunt and Sam Raybould for the player with the most goals in his first century of appearances for the club, netting twice in a 5–0 win over Huddersfield Town to take his tally to 69.
On 1 June, after missing the semi-final due to injury, Salah scored Liverpool's first goal in a 2–0 win over Tottenham in the 2019 Champions League final from a penalty. The goal, which he scored in the opening two minutes of the match, was the second fastest goal ever scored in a Champions League final, slower only than Paolo Maldini's effort for Milan against Liverpool in the 2005 final. In September 2019, Salah was nominated for the FIFPRO World 11 award by worldwide players' union FIFPRO, and FIFA, as one of 55 players.
On 9 August 2019, Salah scored Liverpool's second goal in a 4–1 win against Norwich City in the opening game of the 2019–20 Premier League season. In the 2019 UEFA Super Cup on 14 August, Salah scored Liverpool's fifth and ultimately decisive penalty in a 5–4 penalty shoot-out win against Chelsea, after the game had finished 2–2 after extra time. In December, Salah ended fifth in the voting polls for the 2019 Ballon d'Or, and made his 100th Premier League appearance later in the month, marking the occasion with a goal and assist in Liverpool's 3–0 win over Bournemouth. Later that month, Liverpool won the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, with Salah receiving the Golden Ball award for Player of the Tournament.
On 19 January 2020, Salah scored his first goal in five encounters against rivals Manchester United, with a run that spanned from outside his box to the other goal in Liverpool's 2–0 home win in the Premier League. On 29 January, Salah scored Liverpool's opening goal in a 2–0 away win against West Ham, a victory that saw the club beat every team in a Premier League season – the first time in the club's 127-year history that they had accomplished it in the top flight. On 7 March, Salah scored the opening goal in a 2–1 win against Bournemouth as Liverpool made it an English top-flight record of 22 consecutive home wins. It was also his 70th Premier League goal in 100 appearances for Liverpool, meaning that he had scored seven more goals than the previous best in their first 100 league games for the club (63 goals by Fernando Torres). Salah's 20th of the season saw him become the first Liverpool player to score 20 goals in all competitions in three consecutive seasons since Michael Owen between 2000–01 and 2002–03. On 24 June 2020, he scored as Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 4–0 at home, as the team edged closer to securing the title. After Liverpool being confirmed as champions, Salah would go on to score a further two goals (both against Brighton) before lifting the Premier League trophy after a 5–3 victory over Chelsea.
On 12 September 2020, Salah scored a hat-trick in the first league match of a season, including two penalties, in a 4–3 win against Leeds United. Hence, he became the first Liverpool player to score in four consecutive league openers from the 2017–18 to 2020–21 seasons, and the second man in Premier League history, after Teddy Sheringham from the 1992–93 to 1995–96 seasons. He also became the first player to score a hat-trick for Liverpool in the first league match since John Aldridge achieved this feat in the 1988–89 season. On 17 October 2020, he scored his 100th goal for Liverpool in all competitions in a 2–2 away draw against Everton. In scoring his 100th goal in his 159th game, Salah became the first player since Steven Gerrard in 2008 to reach the milestone, and the third fastest in Liverpool's history after Roger Hunt (100 goals in 144 games), and Jack Parkinson (153 games). Salah is the fastest to reach 100 goals for Liverpool while scoring purely in England's top flight, given that both Hunt and Parkinson scored some of their goals for Liverpool in the Football League Second Division.
On 31 January 2021, Salah scored two goals against West Ham and became the fifth Liverpool player to score more than 20 goals in all competitions in four consecutive seasons, and the first since Ian Rush did so six times running from 1981 to 1982 to 1986–87. In addition, his goal in the 68th minute that game was later voted as Premier League Goal of the Month. On 24 April, he scored in a 1–1 draw with Newcastle United, to become the first Liverpool player to score 20 goals in three different Premier League campaigns. On 13 May, he scored a goal in a 4–2 away win over Manchester United, to be his team's first away win at Old Trafford since March 2014. Moreover, he also became the only player to score at Old Trafford for Liverpool in two different games in a season, having scored twice in a 3–2 defeat in the FA Cup, since Harry Chambers in the 1920–21 season.
Salah opened the 2021–22 season with a goal and two assists in a 3–0 win away to Norwich, becoming the first player to score in the opening game of five consecutive Premier League seasons. On 12 September, Salah scored his 100th Premier League goal in the 3–0 win away to Leeds United. On 25 September, Salah scored his 100th Premier League goal for Liverpool in a 3–3 draw away to Brentford. Reaching 100 top-flight goals in fewer games than any player in Liverpool history, he achieved the milestone in 151 games, one game fewer than Roger Hunt who reached a century of goals in 152 games. The goal also moved Salah into Liverpool's top 10 all-time scorers list.
On 19 October 2021, Salah became the first player in Liverpool history to score in nine consecutive games with two goals in a 3–2 win away to Atlético Madrid in the Champions League. His second goal, his 31st in the Champions League, saw him become Liverpool's record goalscorer in the competition, surpassing the 30 goals scored by Steven Gerrard. In his next game on 24 October, Salah continued breaking records with a hat-trick against Liverpool's arch rivals Manchester United in a 5–0 away victory. By scoring a hat-trick, Salah became the highest scoring African player in Premier League history (surpassing the 104 goals scored by Didier Drogba), and the first Liverpool player to score in ten consecutive games as well as the first Liverpool player to score at Old Trafford three games in a row. He also became the first opposition player to score a hat-trick at Old Trafford since Ronaldo in 2003, and the first to do so in Premier League history. On 3 October 2021, Salah scored a goal against Manchester City after dribbling through their defence. The goal was later named the Premier League Goal of the Month and the Premier League Goal of the Season for 2021–22. On 29 November, Salah was voted in seventh place for the Ballon d'Or ceremony. He stated: "It shocked me, but there's nothing I can say… No one in the world expected that I would be seventh, but that's what happened". Salah also hinted that prejudice against his Egyptian nationality may have hindered him in the ranking. On 1 December, Salah scored twice in a 4–1 away win against Everton in the Premier League as Liverpool became the first team in English top-flight history to score at least two goals in 18 successive games in all competitions.
On 7 December 2021, Salah scored Liverpool's opening goal in a 2–1 away win against Milan at the San Siro, as Liverpool became the first English club to win all six Champions League group games in the competition's history. The goal was Salah's 20th of the season and he became the first Liverpool player since Ian Rush to score 20 goals in five successive seasons. On 16 December, Salah scored Liverpool's second goal in a 3–1 home win against Newcastle United, the 15th consecutive Premier League game he either scored or made an assist, in what was Liverpool's 2,000th top-flight win. On 19 February 2022, Salah became the tenth player to score 150 goals in all competitions for the club, and the second fastest (232 matches) after Roger Hunt (226), when he scored the second goal in a 3–1 Premier League win over Norwich at Anfield. On 19 April, Salah became the first Premier League Player to score five goals against Manchester United in a single season after scoring a brace in a 4–0 win at Anfield. On 29 April, Salah was named England's Men's Footballer of the Year for the second time since 2018. On 22 May, Salah was awarded his third Golden Boot award at the end of the Premier League season, sharing the award with Son Heung-min after both players scored 23 goals. Salah also won the Playmaker of the Season award after collecting 13 assists. Salah earned a runner-up medal in the 2021–22 Champions League, losing the final to Real Madrid. Liverpool narrowly missed out on the chance to achieve a historic quadruple, coming second in the Premier League and the Champions League but winning both the EFL Cup and the FA Cup.
On 1 July 2022, Salah signed a new contract with Liverpool, lasting until at least 2025. On 30 July, Salah scored a penalty and assisted a goal in a 3–1 FA Community Shield victory against Manchester City. On 6 August, Salah began the new Premier League campaign by scoring one goal and assisting another in a 2–2 draw away at Fulham. With his eighth goal in Premier League opening matches, he became the first player to score on the opening day six seasons in a row, and equalled the record of total goals on opening days set by Wayne Rooney, Frank Lampard and Alan Shearer. On 12 October, Salah came off the bench in a Champions League match away to Rangers, before scoring three goals in the space of six minutes and twelve seconds of an eventual 7–1 win. This saw him break Bafétimbi Gomis' record for the fastest Champions League hat-trick of all time. With 38 goals, he also became the highest goalscorer for an English side, beating out Didier Drogba and Sergio Agüero. On 17 October, Salah was voted in fifth place for the Ballon d'Or ceremony.
On 7 January 2023, Salah surpassed Kenny Dalglish for sixth place on the club's all-time top scorers' list, taking his tally for the club to 173 in 280 matches, when he scored the second goal in a 2–2 home draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup. On 21 February, Salah became Liverpool's top goalscorer in European competitions after scoring the second goal in the Champions League match against Real Madrid in the first leg of the round of sixteen. Despite being defeated by Real Madrid in both legs of the round of sixteen and not advancing further in the competition, Salah finished the 2022–23 Champions League as the second-highest goalscorer in the competition, behind only Erling Haaland. Moreover, on 5 March, Salah scored two goals and delivered two assists against Manchester United in a 7–0 win and became Liverpool's top scorer in the Premier League with 129 goals, overtaking Robbie Fowler's tally of 128. Salah also became the first Liverpool player to score against Manchester United in five consecutive games. With his first goal against United, Salah became the highest scoring Egyptian ever with 303 career goals, surpassing Hossam Hassan who had scored 302 goals for club and country in all competitions between 1985 and 2007. On 6 May, Salah became the first player in Liverpool history to score in nine successive games at Anfield with his 100th goal at the stadium. On 15 May, Salah completed his first-ever hat-trick of assists in a Premier League match in 3–0 away win against Leicester City. At the end of the 2022–23 season, Liverpool narrowly missed out on Champions League qualification, with Salah describing himself as "totally devastated". Despite this, Salah was widely praised as one of the best performers in the Premier League that season.
In the 2023–24 preseason, Salah was the recipient of a two-year contract offer worth £155m from Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad. Had Salah accepted the offer, he would have joined his former teammate Fabinho in Jeddah and Liverpool would have received a £52m transfer fee. However, the agent of Salah, Ramy Abbas Issa, stated on 7 August 2023 that his client was "committed" to Liverpool. On 1 September 2023, Al-Ittihad sent an offer worth £150 million to sign him. However, the deal was eventually turned down by Liverpool on the same day. In the 2023–24 season, Salah moved into a playmaker role on the pitch, with manager Jürgen Klopp stating that now the situation was "slightly different, especially with Darwin [Núñez] when he ... [was] playing". Klopp further opined that Salah was "smart enough to adapt to all these different things" and that he was "in all phases world class".
On 21 October 2023, Salah scored the 200th and 201st league goals of his career with a brace in the Merseyside derby. On 26 October, Salah scored the last goal in a 5–1 victory against Toulouse to become the highest-scoring Premier League player in European competitions, overtaking Thierry Henry. On 29 October, with Salah scoring in a 3–0 victory against Nottingham Forest, he became the third player in Liverpool history to achieve the feat of scoring in each of the opening five home league matches of a season, after Harry Chambers and John Aldridge. Chambers and Aldridge made this achievement in 1922 and 1987 respectively. On 9 December, Salah scored his 200th goal for Liverpool in a 2–1 win away to Crystal Palace in the Premier League to become the fifth player at the club to reach the landmark, following Ian Rush, Roger Hunt, Gordon Hodgson and Billy Liddell. On 14 March 2024, he netted a goal in a 6–1 win over Sparta Prague in the Europa League round of 16, in which he became the first player to score at least 20 goals in seven consecutive seasons for Liverpool, breaking Ian Rush's previous record of six between 1981 and 1982 and 1986–87. On 7 April, Salah scored in a 2–2 draw away against Manchester United, bringing his Premier League goal tally at Old Trafford to six, the most of any visiting player in the competition's history, overtaking Steven Gerrard's five goals. On 25 May, Salah was named the top African goalscorer in the 2023–24 Premier League season with 18 goals in 34 league appearances. On 7 June, he was awarded Liverpool's Player of the Season for the fourth time in his career. The end of the season saw Jürgen Klopp's departure from Liverpool; across his tenure as Liverpool manager, Salah was his most used player.
On 17 August 2024, Salah broke the record for the most goals scored on opening day in Premier League history after netting in a 2–0 win over newly promoted Ipswich Town. On 4 September, Salah was controversially not nominated for the 2024 Ballon d'Or. On 2 October, with a curled goal in a 2–0 victory over Bologna in the Champions League, he surpassed Didier Drogba as the all-time highest scoring African player in the competition. On 20 October, Salah scored a penalty against Chelsea, bringing his Premier League total that season up to five goals and five assists in eight games played. This remains the earliest into a season a Liverpool player has both scored five or more goals and assisted five or more in the competition. The beginning of the season took place among much discussion about the potential expiry of the contracts of Salah as well as teammates Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold. On the matter, Micah Richards commented: "they [Liverpool] have got to sign Mo Salah up, it is imperative they give him a two-year deal." On 24 November, Salah scored a brace in a 3–2 away win against Southampton, the latter goal of which was his 100th away goal for Liverpool in all competitions. On 4 December, he scored a brace and provided an assist in a 3–3 draw against Newcastle United to become the first player in Premier League history to both score and assist in 37 separate matches, overtaking Wayne Rooney's tally of 36.
On 10 December 2024, he scored his 50th Champions League goal in Liverpool's 1–0 victory against Girona. Four days later, he registered his 100th assist for Liverpool in all competitions, in the Premier League game against Fulham. On 22 December, he scored a brace and provided two assists in a 6–3 away victory over Tottenham Hotspur to become the first player in Premier League history to reach double digits in both goals and assists before Christmas with 15 goals and 11 assists. He also became Liverpool's fourth-highest goalscorer of all time with 229 goals to his name, as he surpassed Billy Liddell's tally. Salah entered the all-time top 50 goalscorers in English top flight history list with his 173rd goal in total on Boxing Day 2024, after scoring an 82nd-minute goal against Leicester City. With only 18 league games played in the season, Salah broke three more Premier League records when he netted a goal and provided two assists in a dominant 5–0 victory over West Ham United at the London Stadium on 29 December 2024, becoming the first player to score and assist in eight different games in a single season, and setting a record for the fewest matches to reach 30 goal involvements in a season, and most goal contributions in a single month for any player in Premier League history, while entering the Premier League's top ten list of all-time assists with 81 to his name, surpassing David Beckham. In addition, he became the first player in Liverpool history to score at least 20 goals in all competitions for eight consecutive seasons breaking his own previous season record.
On 21 January 2025, Salah scored his 50th goal for Liverpool in European competitions in a 2–1 victory over Lille at Anfield. The following two league matchdays saw him score against Ipswich Town in a 4–1 home win, then a brace in a 2–0 away victory at Bournemouth, increasing his tally to 178 in the Premier League, moving up to sixth in the Premier League top goalscorers list, overtaking Thierry Henry and Frank Lampard. He also became only the fifth player in Premier League history to score at least 20 goals in a season for the fifth time. On 12 February, in the last Merseyside derby at Goodison Park, Salah became the fourth player to record 100 goal involvements in as many Premier League matches, after Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry and Robin van Persie. On 19 February, he registered a goal and an assist in a 2–2 away draw with Aston Villa, becoming the first player to score 15 away league goals in a single season, and just the fifth player in Premier League history to register at least 15 goals and 15 assists in a single season. Four days later, a goal and an assist in a 2–0 victory over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium saw him set five more Premier League, club and European records including becoming the first player to score and assist in eleven Premier League matches, the most by a player in a single season in one of Europe's Big Five leagues since Lionel Messi did so with eleven for Barcelona in the 2014–15 season. On 8 March, he became the third-highest goalscorer in Liverpool history with two goals in a 3–1 home win over Southampton in the Premier League.
On 11 April, Salah signed a two-year contract extension after months of speculation over his future at the club, due to his contract being set to end at the end of the season and interest from other clubs, namely from the Saudi Pro League. Two days later, Salah recorded his 18th league assist of the season, setting up Luis Díaz's goal against West Ham United. This was his 45th goal involvement of the season, setting a record in a 38-game Premier League campaign. On 27 April, the day Liverpool secured their second Premier League title after a 5–1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield, Salah netted the fourth goal to become the highest foreign goalscorer in Premier League history, surpassing Sergio Agüero, while moving up to fifth in the league's all-time top scorers list.
Salah finished the season by winning the Premier League Player of the Season award, the Golden Boot for most goals scored and the Playmaker award for most assists, making him the first player in Premier League history to win all three awards in the same season. It was the fourth different season that Salah finished as the Premier League's top scorer, equalling Thierry Henry's record for most Golden Boots. In addition, as the top goalscorer and assist-maker, he was only the third player in the league's history to top both metrics, along with Andy Cole in 1993–94 and Harry Kane in 2020–21. Sixteen of Salah's 29 Premier League goals were scored away from home, a joint record, while he also added eleven away assists, another joint record. Salah's 27 became the most goals and assists combined away from home in one season. All 18 of his assists came from open play, only behind Thierry Henry in the 2002–03 season with 20. Salah was also the Premier League's most creative player in open play, creating 86 chances and the most big chances (27) for his team-mates. Salah also had the most shots (130), registered the best xG (25.4) and had the most touches in the opposition box (394). Salah also matched the Premier League record for the most goal involvements in one season (47), equal with Alan Shearer and Andy Cole, though they achieved it in a 42-game season versus the 38-game season for Salah, and the most goal involvements since the 1995–96 season, when the number of teams was reduced to 20.
On 19 May, Salah was interviewed by Gary Neville on Sky Sports. On the subject of the Ballon d'Or, Salah stated: "It used to drive me crazy before. Some stuff is not in your hands so you give up in that direction. When you go to work, you remind yourself what you want to achieve in the season so it drives you to work harder. I'd love to win it one day. But if it didn't happen, I don't know what to do." On his chances of obtaining the award as a result of the 2024–25 season, Salah opined: "I would say I never had a season like this and winning big trophies, so I would say this is my best chance to get it right now while I'm in the club because it's been a crazy year, a crazy season with a trophy… It's given me a good chance." On 20 June, it was announced that Salah was one of six nominees for the PFA Players' Player of the Year, before winning it for a record third time on 19 August, surpassing Thierry Henry and five others.
On 15 August 2025, Salah scored a stoppage-time goal in Liverpool's 4–2 win over Bournemouth, bringing his total to a record ten Premier League opening-day goals across different seasons. He netted his 188th Premier League goal in a 1–0 victory over Burnley on 14 September, taking him outright fourth in the all-time goalscoring rankings, ahead of Andy Cole. In the run-up to the 2025 Ballon d'Or, many footballing figures including Casemiro, Hossam Hassan, Mido, Abedi Pele, Paolo Di Canio, William Troost-Ekong, and Patrice Motsepe endorsed Salah as the rightful winner. Liverpool manager Arne Slot stated: "He's had very, very, very good seasons at Liverpool but this one probably stands out in terms of numbers. If there's ever a chance for him, it would be this season. If not, then he's going to try to push even harder next season". However, on 22 September, Salah was controversially placed just fourth in the Ballon d'Or rankings and did not attend the ceremony. Charlie Malam of the Daily Express wrote that Salah "will surely go down as one of the best players never to win it, and one of the most disrespected players of all time". Later that year, on 22 November, he made his 300th Premier League appearance for Liverpool in a 3–0 home defeat against Nottingham Forest, becoming the fifth player to achieve this feat following Jamie Carragher, Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson and Sami Hyypiä.
Salah had been substituted on three successive occasions in the Premier League, and was unused in a 3–3 draw away at Leeds United on 6 December. Following the result, he stated in an interview that he felt that Liverpool had "thrown [him] under the bus", and viewed the club's recent situation as "not acceptable". He expressed confusion as to why he was not being played, opining that "I am not bigger than anyone but I earned my position". Salah also shared that his relationship with Arne Slot had deteriorated, despite the two maintaining a "good relationship" in the past, and that "someone doesn't want [him] in the club". Subsequently, he was left out of the Champions League away match against Inter Milan. On 13 December, he returned to action, coming off the bench to provide an assist in a 2–0 victory over Brighton. With that assist, he surpassed Wayne Rooney to hold the record for the most goal involvements for a single club in Premier League history, totaling 277, and third overall with 280, behind only Alan Shearer (324) and Wayne Rooney (311). On 28 January 2026, he reached his 80th Champions League appearance for Liverpool, matching Jamie Carragher's club record, as the team cruised to a 6–0 win over Qarabağ. On 11 February, he registered an assist in a 1–0 away victory against Sunderland, equaling Liverpool's Premier League assist record of 92 previously set by Steven Gerrard, and also moving into seventh place all-time with 93 total assists, level with David Silva.
In March 2026, he made his record-breaking 81st appearance against Galatasaray in the competition's round of 16 first leg, then went on to score his 50th goal in the tournament during a 4–0 victory in the second leg, also providing an assist in the match. On 24 March 2026, Salah announced his departure from Liverpool at the end of the season. Later that year, on 24 May, he registered an assist in a 1–1 draw against Brentford in his last game for the club on the final day of the season, recording his 93rd Premier League assist for the club and surpassing Gerrard's previous record for the most Premier League assists in Liverpool history.
