After nine years representing the British football club Liverpool, Egyptian player Mohamed Salah bid farewell to the club on Sunday during the team's Premier League match against Brentford at Anfield . Salah received a standing ovation and kissed the pitch after being substituted in the 74th minute of the 1-1 draw.
After the match, the Egyptian winger received a guard of honor from his teammates and the Liverpool staff, which he walked through in tears. "I cried a lot, more than I've ever cried in my life, but it's very difficult to leave a place like this," Salah said. "I also cried a little at the training ground. I'm not really the emotional type—you don't often see that in the media. You always see me as tough, aggressive. But inside, I'm like a baby."
Mohamed Salah will leave Liverpool after playing 442 matches, scoring 257 goals and providing 120 assists. He also broke a record on Sunday by providing his 93rd Premier League assist for Curtis Jones against Brentford.
Salah was the superstar of the best Liverpool team of this generation, winning two Premier League titles — one under Jürgen Klopp and the other under current manager Arne Slot — as well as a Champions League, for a total of eight titles since arriving from Roma in 2017.
Salah is third in Liverpool's all-time top scorers list, behind Ian Rush and Roger Hunt, and has won the Golden Boot four times as the Premier League's top scorer.
