Mohamed Salah reached a personal landmark which puts his Premier League rivals to shame with his latest heroics for Liverpool.
The forward, 29, scored the winner as the Reds edged out Steven Gerrard 's Aston Villa to a 1-0 victory at Anfield on Saturday afternoon.
Salah drew a clumsy tackle from Tyrone Mings and slotted the resulting penalty into the bottom corner off the inside of the post to settle a pulsating fixture.
The ice-cool spot kick was his 14th goal in 16 league appearances this season, which takes his overall tally to 21 in 22 games when his seven Champions League goals are taken into account.
Remarkably, Salah has also contributed nine assists in that time - more than any other player in the top flight - to dispel the common myth that he is selfish.
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While the Egyptian has 30 goal involvements to his name for the campaign, Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is next on the list with just half that number (13 goals and two assists.
Further proving just how lethal his eye for goal is, Salah's successful spot kick saw him become the second player to convert 15 consecutive penalties in the Premier League, after Southampton legend Matt Le Tissier.
Trent Alexander-Arnold described his teammate's incredible scoring rate as "frightening" in a glowing verdict after the match, saying: "We needed a goal. He's won the penalty and scored the penalty.
"Many people agree he's the best player in the world right now. He has nothing to prove to anyone. The numbers he's putting up are frightening. He's an outstanding lad and an outstanding player."
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp echoed Alexander-Arnold by labelling Salah's latest performance "absolutely insane" and praising his steely approach from the penalty spot.
"Everybody wishes in the moment to take the penalty but he finishes it off," the German said of Salah. "The whole game was not the easiest but the triangles we had on the right and left wing was really outstanding."
Klopp also rubbished suggestions penalties should be considered anything other than equal to a goal from open play, saying: "If somebody says they don't count the same, I don't understand it. They count exactly the same and should always."
Salah will have the chance to build on his world-class form as Liverpool host Newcastle on Thursday night.
The former Chelsea and Roma star netted in this fixture last season, opening the scoring in the third minute of April's 1-1 draw with the Magpies in which Joe Willock scored a crushing 95th-minute equaliser.
