Liverpool talisman Mohamed Salah went past Didier Drogba's record and became the highest scoring African player in Premier League's history with a sensational hat-trick against Manchester United on Sunday at the Old Trafford. Salah's hat-trick helped Liverpool claim a thumping 5-0 win over the their arch-rivals Manchester United.
The Egyptian star achieved the feat in just 154 Premier League games. He is also Liverpool's 10th highest goalscorer of all time with a total of 140 goals to his name. For Liverpool, Salah has now scored 105 goals while two goals came for Chelsea in the Premier League.
Second to Salah is Chelsea legend Didier Drogba's tally who scored 104 goals in 254 matches.
Let us take a look at the top five African goalscorers in the history of the Premier League.
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