SALAH HEADS HIMSELF INTO ANFIELD ELITE

MOHAMED SALAH became the first Liverpool player since Ian Rush to score 40 goals in a season as Jurgen Klopp’s side preserved the Premier League’s only unbeaten home record this season.

Sadio Mane got the Reds off to a perfect start with an early opener before Salah set all kinds of milestones with a brilliant header to seal the points after 69 minutes. Roberto Firmino capped Liverpool’s fine week with a late third.

Salah’s effort was his 30th league goal of the campaign and his overall tally puts him in an exclusive club with Roger Hunt and Rush, who achieved the feat in 1987.

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson said: ‘We knew Bournemouth would make it difficult but we could have had a few more in the first half.

‘Mo Salah has been brilliant. He just has to keep it going. He is such a big player for us, hopefully he can keep scoring and win the Golden Boot.’