40 up for Mohamed Salah – Liverpool's most prolific penalty takers

Feature40 up for Mohamed Salah – Liverpool's most prolific penalty takers

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Mohamed Salah reached the total of 40 successful penalties for Liverpool on Saturday.

The Egyptian opened the scoring in the Premier League clash with AFC Bournemouth by rattling in a 30th-minute spot-kick, before sealing a 2-0 win for his team with a trademark curler during the second half.

In doing so, Salah brought up the milestone of 40 converted penalties from his 48th attempt since joining the Reds in 2017 – a success rate of just over 83 per cent.

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Only two players in LFC history have scored more penalties in normal time than Salah, with Steven Gerrard top of the list on 47.

The legendary former midfielder delivered a success rate of 82 per cent, with 10 misses from the 57 he took during his 17 years in the team at Anfield.

Next-highest for total penalty goals is Jan Molby, who dispatched 42 of the 45 he was responsible for at the Reds – a remarkable 93 per cent conversion rate for the Great Dane.

Seven of Salah’s overall tally have been netted in the current season, lifting the No.11 from fifth to third on the all-time list.

He has leapfrogged Phil Neal, who was successful with 38 of his 51 spot-kicks for Liverpool, and Billy Liddell, who scored 34 out of 45.

Making up the rest of the top 10 are Tommy Smith (22), Robbie Fowler (20), James Milner (19), John Aldridge (17) and in joint-10th Terry McDermott and Gordon Hodgson with 16 each.

Milner (90 per cent) and Aldridge (94 per cent) boast two of the highest success rates in Reds history, missing only twice and once respectively.

While they took fewer penalties by comparison, Danny Murphy (eight) and Mark Walters (six) were both flawless every time from 12 yards for Liverpool.

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