Mohamed Salah don carry the Premier League Player of the Season award, after one correct season wey the Liverpool star score 28 goals and give 18 assists – na five goals pass any other player for the league.
Di Egyptian international wey be 32 years now, dey go the last match of the season against Crystal Palace with just two assists short to match the single-season assist record wey Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne dey hold together.
Na public vote join with football experts panel decide this award, and this na the second time wey Salah dey win am – e first carry the award for 2017–18 season. This win don break Manchester City’s four-year reign for the award. Before now, the last player wey no be from City wey win the award na Salah teammate, Virgil van Dijk, for the 2018–19 season.
Van Dijk, wey don also sign new contract with Liverpool this season, dey among the players wey Salah beat for the vote. Other players wey dem shortlist include Ryan Gravenberch from Liverpool, Declan Rice from Arsenal, Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wood from Nottingham Forest, Alexander Isak from Newcastle, and Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford.
This award na the second big personal award wey Salah don win this month. Earlier, dem name am Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year, where e collect almost 90 percent of the votes – the widest winning gap for the history of that award this century.
