The Liverpool star has struggled for goals at the start of the new campaign, but was at the forefront of his national team's 3-0 friendly victory over Niger in Alexandria on Friday night.
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Salah managed to break the deadlock for the Pharaohs two minutes before half-time with a stunning left-footed effort beyond the goalkeeper.
Nantes striker Mostafa Mohamed doubled Egypt's lead on 55 minutes, but the 30-year-old Liverpool star was at it again, this time capping off the win with a well-taken penalty 12 minutes later.
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In doing so, it took his tally to 49 international goals and got new head coach and former Benfica boss Rui Vitoria's reign as manager off to a flyer.
Salah's latest strikes means he is level on terms with his Premier League goals.
The 'Egyptian King' netted his first goal of the season for the Reds as Jurgen Klopp's men drew 2-2 with Fulham on the opening day of the season.
His second of the campaign came in the 2-1 defeat to arch-rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford on August 22.
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Salah has been way off the pace so far this season, and it will certainly take some uplift in form if he is to reach anywhere near the 23 goal mark he managed in the 2021/22 campaign.
His goal at Chelsea on January 2 was his 23rd in all competitions for Liverpool at that stage of the season. Since then, he has scored just ten times, and only seven of them have been from open play.
He has had two additional disappointments at the beginning of the year, losing on penalties to Senegal in both the Cup of Nations final and a World Cup qualifying play-off.
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Liverpool fans will be hoping his brace against Niger can help kick-start his goalscoring form all supporters have seen over the years.