EXPLAINED: Mohamed salah at liverpool quiz | Vintage Vibes

1. Who did Mohamed Salah’s first Premier League goal for Liverpool come against?

   1. Aston Villa

   2. Watford

   3. Leicester

   4. West Ham

2. Since joining in 2017, what percentage of Liverpool's goals in all competitions has Salah scored or set up?

   1. 20%

   2. 25%

   3. 30%

   4. 35%

3. "For me, watching Mohamed Salah play football is not unlike staring up at the stars and contemplating the vastness of the universe: it makes my own life seem nice and small." Who said this?

   1. Steven Gerrard

   2. Jürgen Klopp

   3. Eric Cantona

   4. Sally Rooney

4. Salah has played in 14 Merseyside derbies. How many goals has he scored in those games against Everton?

   1. 10

   2. Eight

   3. Six

   4. Four

5. Salah did not play in the famous 4-0 Champions League win over Barcelona at Anfield in the 2019 semi-final second leg because of concussion protocols. What was written on the T-shirt that he wore at the match?

   1. Believe

   2. Never Give Up

   3. You'll Never Walk Alone

   4. Miracles Happen

6. How many times has Salah won the Premier League Golden Boot?

   1. Two

   2. Three

   3. Four

   4. Five

7. Salah is third on the list of Liverpool's all-time top scorers. Which two players are above him?

   1. Ian Rush and Kenny Dalglish

   2. Ian Rush and Billy Liddell

   3. Ian Rush and Roger Hunt

   4. Ian Rush and Gordon Hodgson

8. Known for his robustness, how many Premier League games did Salah miss during his eight completed top-flight seasons with Liverpool?

   1. 12

   2. 16

   3. 20

   4. 24

9. Salah was signed by Liverpool for an initial £36.9m in June 2017. Which other players arrived at Liverpool on permanent transfers that summer?

   1. Virgil Van Dijk, Dominic Solanke and Andrew Robertson

   2. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sadio Mané and Dominic Solanke

   3. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Dominic Solanke and Virgil Van Dijk

   4. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Dominic Solanke and Andrew Robertson

10. Salah holds the record for the fastest Champions League hat-trick. How long did it take him to rack up his rapid-fire treble in the 7-1 win over Rangers in October 2022?

    1. Four minutes and eight seconds

    2. Five minutes and 10 seconds

    3. Six minutes and 12 seconds

    4. Seven minutes and 14 seconds

11. Which of these trophies has Salah not won with Liverpool?

    1. Community Shield

    2. League Cup

    3. Uefa Super Cup

    4. Europa League

12. Who did Salah send this heartfelt message to when a teammate left Liverpool for pastures new? "You’ve been an unbelievable player and a great friend for me. We’re going to miss you a lot, I love you so much. I wish you all the best in the future."

    1. Trent Alexander-Arnold

    2. Roberto Firmino

    3. Jordan Henderson

    4. Dejan Lovren

Solutions

1:B - On his Premier League debut for the Reds at Vicarage Road in August 2017, Salah netted Liverpool's third in a thrilling 3-3 draw., 2:D - He has averaged 94 minutes per goal or assist in more that 435 appearances for the Reds., 3:D - Yes, the author of Normal People made the statement in 2017, acknowledging that she was no expert on football but the Egyptian's brilliance was recognisable regardless., 4:B - That tally includes pairs of goals in a 4-1 win at Goodison in December 2021 and a 2-0 home victory in October 2023., 5:B - Yes, he was front and centre with teammates celebrating in the t-shirt in front of the Kop after the players took his advice and completed one of Anfield's greatest-ever comebacks., 6:C - He won with tallies of 32 (2017-18), 22 (2018-19 - shared with Sadio Mané and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang), 23 (2020-21 - shared with Son Heung-min) and 29 (2024-25)., 7:C - Rush scored 346 goals and Hunt netted 285. Salah is on 255., 8:B - Salah has played all 38 matches three times. Season by season his numbers are: 36, 38, 34, 37, 35, 38, 32, 38. Overall, he's appeared in 288 of Liverpool's 304 Premier League games over the period. That's a fraction under 95%!, 9:D - Oxlade-Chamberlain joined in a £40m move, Robertson signed for around £8m and Solanke was a free transfer after he left Chelsea., 10:C - Salah scored in the 75th, 80th and 81st minutes to take Liverpool from 3-1 up to 6-1 up. Harvey Elliott added a seventh., 11:D - Liverpool have not played in a Europa League final in Salah's time at the club. They lost the 2016 final to Sevilla, a year before the Egyptian joined., 12:D - Salah struck up a lasting friendship with Lovren when signing in 2017 and delivered the touching send-off following the Croatian centre-back's move to Zenit St Petersburg in July 2020.

Scores

1. 12 and above.

   Perfect. Are you Mohamed Salah?

2. 11 and above.

   You know Salah better than Lovren. Incredible!

3. 10 and above.

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4. 9 and above.

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5. 8 and above.

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9. 4 and above.

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10. 3 and above.

    Better luck next time. Thanks for playing

11. 2 and above.

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12. 0 and above.

    Ouch

13. 1 and above.

    Bad luck