Mohamed Salah delivered countless decisive moments in a Liverpool shirt, yet his 72nd minute strike against Tottenham on 27 April may be the sweetest. With Liverpool already leading 3 1, the Egyptian collected a return pass from Darwin Nunez, jinked inside Micky van de Ven, and curled beyond Vicario. The goal mathematically ended Arsenal’s faint chase and confirmed Liverpool as champions for the 2024 25 season. Five years earlier Salah watched the 2020 trophy lift on a television monitor due to pandemic restrictions. This time he settled the contest on the pitch and celebrated with a Kop that had sung his name from the first whistle. His season tally of 22 league strikes secured a fourth Golden Boot and nudged him past Sergio Aguero on the all time Premier League scoring list. Salah’s movement proved pivotal in Slot’s 3 2 build up, drifting centrally to create lanes for Trent Alexander Arnold’s inverted bursts. The pattern paid dividends against Spurs, dragging defenders and freeing Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo. Post match, Salah described the title as the reward for resilience, referencing a January knee knock at AFCON. He returned ahead of schedule, scored in five consecutive league games, and reignited momentum just as Manchester City and Arsenal faltered. Slot noted that without Mo’s ruthless edge Liverpool might still be waiting. Contract talks continue, but whatever the future holds, the Kop will remember the April eruption as the moment the crown returned to Merseyside thanks to their Egyptian King.
