Mohamed Salah was back to his best as he scored twice for Egypt to equal his Premier League tally this season.
The Liverpool star struggled to score goals at the start of the new campaign but was at the forefront of his national side’s 3-0 friendly win over Niger in Alexandria on Friday night.
Salah managed to break the deadlock for the Pharaohs two minutes before half-time with a superb left-footed effort beyond the goalkeeper.
Nantes striker Mostafa Mohamed doubled Egypt’s lead in the 55th minute but the 30-year-old Liverpool star put it back on again, this time finishing the victory with a well-taken penalty 12 minutes later.
In doing so, he took his tally to 49 international goals and put new head coach and former Benfica boss Rui Vitoria’s reign as manager on a flyer.
Salah’s latest strikes mean he’s level with his Premier League goals.
The ‘Egyptian King’ scored his first goal of the season for the Reds as Jurgen Klopp’s men drew 2-2 with Fulham on the opening matchday of the season.
His second of the campaign came in the 2-1 loss to rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford on August 22.
Salah has been off the pace so far this season, and his form will certainly need to improve if he is to reach the 23-goal mark he managed in the 2021/22 campaign.
His Chelsea goal on January 2 was his 23rd in all competitions for Liverpool at this stage of the season. Since then, he has only scored ten times, and only seven of them have come from open play.
He suffered two further disappointments at the start of the year, losing on penalties to Senegal in both the Nations Cup final and the World Cup qualifying play-off.
Liverpool fans will be hoping his brace against Niger can help him revive his goalscoring form that all fans have known over the years.
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