When Mohamed Salah struck his 30th goal of season for Liverpool against Brentford on Saturday, he did more than just hit another key milestone for the campaign.

The Egyptian’s 13th-minute notch — the only goal of the game — was his 100th goal for the Reds at Anfield. It also set a new record, as he became the first player to score in nine consecutive matches at the famous old ground.

It also moved him on to 186 career goals with the Reds, pulling him level in the club’s all-time list with fifth-placed Steven Gerrard. You wouldn’t bet against Salah moving ahead of the inspirational former captain when Liverpool take on Leicester City a week on Monday, such is his current form.

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Salah’s recent achievements have raised the question of just where the number 11 ranks in Liverpool’s illustrious history of decorated strikers. His own agent is in no doubt whatsoever.

Taking to social media, Ramy Abbas Issa Tweeted: “Just because a footballer retired years or decades ago, doesn’t mean we should be scared to admit he’s not as good as someone playing today. Aside from that, succeeding as a footballer today is a lot harder than it used to be. There’s much more competition.”

The agent’s somewhat cryptic message could well have been in response to Jamie Carragher’s emphatic praise of Salah, in the wake of hitting the 30-goal mark yet again.

Speaking on Sky Sports, former Liverpool defender Carragher said: “I think when Mo Salah eventually stops playing for the club, I think he goes right in there in terms of the top players to have ever played for the team. I think he goes in an all-time Liverpool eleven and you could argue he is in the top five or six players to have ever played for the club.”

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Looking at Salah’s statistics, it is hard to disagree. Writer Andrew Beasley illustrated the winger’s remarkable contribution in a table on Twitter that placed him in a list of 15 of the greatest players ever to have played in the Premier League; only Thierry Henry had a greater goals and assists average than Salah, who is currently joint-second on the list with Sergio Augero, at a rate of 0.84 per game.

Salah will once again comfortably finish the season as Liverpool’s top goal scorer. As part of the Reds’ successful attacking trio under Jürgen Klopp, alongside Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mané, it is the Egyptian who has outlasted the other two and will remain relevant in the German’s new-look squad next season as he has in the first incarnation.

Abbas has been a controversial figure at times, not least when a big-money new contract was being negotiated, but Salah’s agent is spot on this time.

Liverpool.com says: It’s crazy to think that earlier in the season, Salah’s own form was being questioned after a slow start to the campaign — by his standards at least . But 30 goals and 11 assists later, all of that is forgotten. Salah’s numbers speak for himself. He is already one of Liverpool’s all time greats and there is still more to come.

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