Liverpoolvs.Nott'm Forest

The Merseyside powerhouses have made a flying start to life under Arne Slot, who was the mastermind behind a 3-0 victory over bitter rivals Manchester United in their most recent Premier League affair.

Before making headlines with his post-game comments about his contract situation, Salah put on another display of individual brilliance with a goal and two assists at Old Trafford, moving onto three goals and three assists from as many games this season.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at Salah's record against Forest ahead of Liverpool's showdown with Nuno Espirito Santo's side.

Mohamed Salah record vs. Forest

Played: 3

Won: 2

Drawn: 0

Lost: 1

Goals: 2

Assists: 0

As Forest did not return to the promised land of the Premier League until 2022, Salah only became acquainted with the Tricky Trees two years ago, and Saturday's match will be just his fourth appearance against them in any competition.

Liverpool did meet with Forest before their promotion to the top flight in the quarter-finals of the 2021-22 FA Cup, but Salah was not in the squad for that game, which the Reds won 1-0 thanks to a Diogo Jota goal.

The Egypt international has since locked horns with Forest three times in the Premier League, helping the Reds to two victories while also suffering one defeat, which came in his first top-flight showdown with the Tricky Trees.

On that day in October 2022, former Liverpool striker Taiwo Awoniyi bagged the only goal against his erstwhile employers, but it was soon Salah's turn to make the net bulge in fixtures between the Reds and the Tricky Trees.

Indeed, the winger's first goal against Forest came later that season in a five-goal Anfield thriller, where he netted what proved to be the winner in a 3-2 triumph, before repeating the trick on Merseyside in October 2023.

Again, Salah scored Liverpool's third of three goals in a much more straightforward 3-0 home victory, following up strikes from Jota and Darwin Nunez, but he missed the dramatic 1-0 win at the City Ground in March 2024 due to a muscle injury.

As Liverpool endeavour to pick up their fourth successive Premier League win over Forest this weekend, Salah - who is also one of eight nominees for August's Premier League Player of the Month award - will be out to score against the Garibaldi for the third game running.

Should the 32-year-old also register on Saturday, he would become just the second-ever Liverpool player to score in the Reds' first four matches of a Premier League season, emulating 2013-14 Daniel Sturridge.

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