“Stay humble and focused,” Mohamed Salah sends STRONG message to Premier League as Liverpool ends 2024 with resounding 5-0 win over West Ham United

Mohamed Salah sent a message to the rest of the Premier League as Liverpool crushed West Ham United 5-0 on Sunday.

“Stay humble and focused,” Mohamed Salah sends STRONG message to Premier League as Liverpool ends 2024 with resounding 5-0 win over West Ham United

Mohamed Salah scored a goal and set up another two in the 5-0 win over West Ham (Via X/@LFC)

Mohamed Salah and Liverpool showed no signs of slowing down as the Reds ended 2024 with an emphatic 5-0 victory. West Ham United was on the receiving end of the win as Salah, Cody Gakpo, Luis Diaz, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Diogo Jota scored the goals.

The win means that Arne Slot‘s side is eight points ahead of Nottingham Forest in second place. With the ongoing contract uncertainty of several players in the squad, the win was overshadowed by Salah’s and Trent’s extensions.

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Following the game, Salah spoke to the press, as he outlined his goals for the remainder of the season. With his stellar form, fans and pundits alike have been pushing the Egyptian for the 2025 Ballon d’Or.

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I’m not thinking about the Ballon d’Or, I want to win the Premier League. I will do my best for the team to win a trophy.

Mohamed Salah told the press

Salah’s goal in the final minutes of the first half coupled with his two assists in the second stretch handed him the Player Of The Match award for the win.

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With an eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League, Liverpool and Arne Slot only need to stay consistent to claim the League title. A 5-0 win in the final game of 2024 means that Mohamed Salah ended the year with three more goals (17) than Manchester City striker Erling Haaland.

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Liverpool and Mohamed Salah ended 2024 eight points clear in the Premier League (Via X/@LFC)

Luis Diaz opened the scoring in the 30th minute, with a perfectly placed shot from the edge of the box. Cody Gakpo then doubled the advantage after quickly directing a loose ball inside the penalty area into the net.

Salah made it 3-0 from the edge of the penalty box with a left-footed shot before the end of the first half. The second half saw more one-way traffic as Trent Alexander-Arnold made it 4-0 from a spectacular long range finish.

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The fifth and final goal of the game came from Diogo Jota, who expertly found the top right corner from Salah’s assist. Liverpool’s next game in the Premier League is against Manchester United, while a clash against Tottenham Hotspur awaits in the FA Cup third round in the second week of January.