Mo Salah

Thanks to his hat-trick in Liverpool’s demolition of Manchester United at Old Trafford, Mo Salah is now Africa’s most prolific goal scorer in the English Premier League. Photo: Twitter @LFC

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Thanks to his hat-trick in Liverpool’s demolition of Manchester United at Old Trafford, Mo Salah is now Africa’s most prolific goal scorer in the English Premier League.

Mo Salah

Thanks to his hat-trick in Liverpool’s demolition of Manchester United at Old Trafford, Mo Salah is now Africa’s most prolific goal scorer in the English Premier League. Photo: Twitter @LFC

Thanks to his hat-trick in Liverpool’s 5-0 demolition of Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday, Mo Salah is now Africa’s most prolific goal scorer in the English Premier League.

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Egypt’s Salah scored his 105th, 106th and 107th goals in England’s top-flight, helping him break out of a tie with Ivory Coast’s Didier Drogba.

Mo Salah now sits in a tie for 26th place – alongside Manchester United legend Paul Scholes – in the all-time leading Premier League goal scorer’s list.

Alan Shearer leads the way with 260 goals.

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Benni McCarthy remains South Africa’s leading scorer in the Premier League with 37 goals.

TOP 10 AFRICAN GOAL SCORERS IN THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

1. Mo Salah (Egypt) – 107

2. Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) – 104

3. Sadio Mane (Senegal) – 100

4. Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo) – 97

5. Yakubu (Nigeria) – 95

T6. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon) – 68

T6. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) – 68

8. Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast) – 62

9. Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria) – 54

10. Efan Ekoku (Nigeria) – 52

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T15. Benni McCarthy (South Africa) – 37