Mohamed Salah now holds the official record for most goals in a single Premier League campaign after finding the back of the net for Liverpool against Brighton on Sunday afternoon.

The Egyptian forward bagged his 32nd league goal of the season - from just 36 matches - in the Reds’ 4-0 victory at Anfield, wrapping up the Golden Boot award in the process.

“This is very special,” Salah told Sky Sports after the final whistle. “It’s always in my mind to help the team to win games, now we are in the Champions League next year and I have won the award, so I am very proud.

“I am trying to improve every year so I am very happy. It’s special to break the record here.”

Salah successfully fended off competition from Tottenham’s Harry Kane, who won the Golden Boot in 2016 and 2017, after scoring two more goals than the England international.

Aside from the 32 goals, Salah has registered 12 assists during his debut Premier League campaign.

The 25-year-old has also won a host of other individual accolades in recent weeks including the PFA’s Premier League Player of the Year, the FWA Footballer of the Year and Liverpool’s Players’ Player of the Year.

Gary Neville makes great point about Salah

The Egypt international has exceeded all expectations following his £36.4 million move from AS Roma last summer. However, there’s another aspect of Salah’s game - a rather underrated aspect - that former Manchester United captain Gary Neville admires.

The Sky Sports pundit, who was speaking on his final podcast of the season, admitted that Salah’s work ethic and defensive contribution has impressed him just as much as the goals and assists.

“An absolutely incredible season,” Neville said when asked to sum up Salah’s season. “The goals, the assists, the threat, the penetration, the attitude, the defending - everything.

“It’s not just the goals. He actually works so hard for the team, he makes runs that enable other players to do well.”

His work ethic and defensive contribution deserves praise

Salah’s work ethic and the defensive side of the game has gone under the radar over the past nine months.

It’s easy to focus on the remarkable number of goals that he’s scored but Neville, the one-time head coach of Valencia, has deservedly reserved special praise for Salah’s contribution at the other end of the pitch.

Liverpool fans will have noticed it all season.

But for most football fans, this side of his game has gone rather unnoticed.