'Mohamed Salah just beat my record - I know what he's thinking about his Liverpool future'

Anfield icon Robbie Fowler has chart, encouraging the Egyptian to extend his stay with Liverpool.

Last Saturday saw notch his 164th goal in the league during the second half against Brighton, nudging him into eighth place on the prestigious list, just above Fowler's own tally achieved with Liverpool, Leeds United, and Manchester City. , helping the Reds go five points clear at the top of the table.

Despite being overtaken by Salah, Fowler, affectionately dubbed 'God' by Liverpool fans for his scoring prowess, showed no bitterness. In fact, he's rooting for Salah to climb even higher and potentially catch up with Thierry Henry, who sits in seventh place with 175 goals.

"Mo Salah has jumped ahead of me in the Premier League's all-time list of top scorers and I'm delighted for him," Fowler wrote in his . "I'm a Liverpool fan so if he's scoring goals that makes me happy."

"What he has achieved at Anfield is phenomenal, and now he's chasing down Thierry Henry on 175 goals after moving up to No.8 on the list with his 164th goal against Brighton last week."

Fowler, proud of his own place among the elite scorers, also shared a tinge of regret amidst his accolades: "It's because I know I might have been even higher if the last four years of my time in English football had been different. I was a bit-part player in that period and didn't play as much as I'd have liked. I'd like to think I could have scored more if I had."

He feels that despite being 10 goals short of the legendary Henry's tally following his score against Villa, Salah's on a clear track to overtake the Frenchman swiftly. But with Liverpool's number 11 nearing the end of his contract, where he'll stand in the all-time records is up in the air.

Fowler added: "As for Salah's cryptic message after his winner against Brighton, for me he's telling Liverpool the ball is in their court over his contract situation. I believe he wants to stay – and I'm not alone at Anfield in hoping he does."

Liverpool.com says: Let's hope Fowler's right. Salah certainly doesn't look like a player who's itching to leave Anfield, and hopefully Liverpool will give him that new contract so he can continue climbing that list of Premier League greats.

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