Mohamed Salah has been the most prolific goalscorer and playmaker in the 2024/2025 Premier League season, with 29 goals and 18 assists in 38 matches while playing as a right-winger.
This is five goals and six assists clear of the closest players, Alexander Isak and Jacob Murphy, respectively.
Liverpool have dominated the Premier League this season while also challenging in the UEFA Champions League.
This has been a surprise for most football fans, as Liverpool only brought in one new player during the transfer window.
However, the slight tactical changes made by Arne Slot and the goal contributions from Salah have led to a successful season for the club.
Salah has set the standards on the pitch since returning to the league in 2017.
Still, this year, in his first season under Jürgen Klopps successor, Mo Salah has progressed to another level, surpassing his previous seasons under the former manager.
After recently signing a new two-year contract that will keep him at the club until summer 2027, if he can continue his current form during the season and produce record-breaking numbers, he will be able to contribute to more successful seasons with Liverpool.
In this tactical analysis and scout report, we will focus on Salah’s transformation this season under Slot tactics and how this differs from his playing style under Klopp.
Mohamed Salah Playing Style Under Jürgen Klopp
Jürgen Klopp joined Liverpool in 2015 and transformed the team on the pitch—and the club overall—bringing them back to the top and challenging for titles and trophies every year.
In 2017, Klopp signed Salah, which instantly improved the quality on the pitch.
Salah achieved 32 goals and eight assists in his first season.
Salah played seven seasons under Klopp, scoring over 15 goals in the Premier League each season, and was instrumental in the gegenpressing style of football Klopp instilled in the team.
During Klopps tenure at the club, Salah was a key component of one of the most devastating attacking front threes the Premier League has seen, alongside Sadio Mané and Roberto Firmino.
Throughout the seven seasons, Salah scored 155 goals in the league, averaging 22 per season.
This illustrates that Salah was Liverpools main goalscoring threat under Klopp.
He would frequently drift in from the right and take up more central areas to provide a greater threat; however, providing assists under Klopp came at a sacrifice for Salah, as the highest number in a single season was 11.
He only reached double figures again in one other campaign.
Salahs number of assists under Klopp could have been improved, and this has been seen this year under Slot.
Mohamed Salah Style Of Play Under Arne Slot
Since the arrival of Arne Slot, Liverpools play has undergone a tactical shift, which has benefited Salah massively by enabling him to focus more on his offensive output for the team.
Firstly, looking at the pizza chart above, we can see Salahs availability and usage under Slot was extremely high this season, as he played 99% of his teams possible league minutes.
Salah delivered an outstanding perform
