Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson, wey sign for Liverpool for summer of 2017, go play dia last match for Anfield against Brentford on Sunday. Di two players don become era-defining figures for di club, wey win every trophy possible for nine years together.
Salah, wey come from Roma for £34m, don score 257 goals for Liverpool, wey pass di likes of Sir Kenny Dalglish, Robbie Fowler, Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard. Only Ian Rush (346) and Roger Hunt (285) get more goals. E don also get 119 assists, wey mean say e get 376 goal involvements for 35,326 minutes of football.
Jurgen Klopp, wey bin be manager when Salah join, tell BBC Sport: “E set completely new standards for a professional football player – how hard you can work, how much you can invest in recovery and everything.” Klopp bin talk say Salah bin dey build goal for back garden during summer break to improve im finishing.
Andy Robertson, wey come from Hull City for just £8m, don get 60 assists for Liverpool, just four behind di Premier League record for defender wey Trent Alexander-Arnold hold. Arne Slot, current Reds boss, talk say Robertson be “one of di full backs wey change dat position.”
Salah don score 193 Premier League goals, wey be di most for any overseas player for di competition. E don also get 283 goal involvements for one club, wey be di highest for Premier League history. For im debut season, e get 58 goal involvements, wey mean one every 71 minutes. Last season, e get 57 goal involvements, one every 79 minutes.
Di duo don win nine major trophies together, including Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. Klopp talk say di standout moment na winning di Champions League final against Tottenham for Madrid for 2019.
Andy Robertson, wey be Scotland captain, don be more dan just energetic full back. E become di best player for im position for di world while forming devastating partnership with Sadio Mane down Liverpool left flank.
Salah don score nine league goals against Manchester City, including sizzling solo effort for Anfield for October 2021. Robertson create another for am for crucial home win over dia rivals for November 2019, en route to first title for 30 years.
Di Egyptian don also score 13 goals against Manchester United, more dan against any oda team, and nine against Everton. Ian Rush, club all-time record scorer, talk say: “For me, what make am special among di fans na di goals e score against Everton and Manchester United.”
Salah bin cry for Anfield for front of di Kop after death of team-mate Diogo Jota for July. E bin post: “Until yesterday, I never think say something go frighten me of going back to Liverpool after di break. Team-mates come and go but not like dis.”
Di 32-year-old don also be ambassador for Instant Network Schools programme, wey be joint initiative between UNHCR and Vodafone Foundation, wey provide digital learning for refugee students. Colin Kampschoer, senior external relations officer at UNHCR, talk say: “Someone of im stature, someone of im fame, e no dey afraid to speak about wetin important.”
For im final season, Salah don struggle with 13 goals and 10 assists, but Klopp talk say: “It’s not so important wetin people think when you come in; e much more important wetin dem think when you leave.”
Steven Gerrard talk say: “Speaking as a fan, we all appreciate wetin e don do. E dey up there with di greats of dis club. Mohamed Salah is loved and adored by us all.”
Andy Robertson bin tell im team-mate: “We start together and I glad say we go end dis incredible journey together.” Di duo go lead dia countries for dis summer World Cup.
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