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Mohamed Salah on fire as he scores in Liverpool rout and other things learned from Arab stars in the Premier League

Sport360 staff

15:56 28/08/2017

The Premier League season is three games old and every week we’ll be keeping tabs on four Arab football stars on show in English football’s top tier.

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MOHAMED SALAH | LIVERPOOL 4-0 ARSENAL

Everything the Egyptian star touched turned to gold for the Merseysiders as the winger played a vital role in the Reds’ victory at Anfield.

Salah has more than lived up to the billing since his big-money summer switch from Roma, scoring a magnificent third for Liverpool after running half the length of the pitch.

He then turned provider late on, crossing for Daniel Sturridge to nod home.

The 25-year-old’s menacing pace, movement and work-rate was too much for the Gunners’ backline to handle.

Rating – 9/10

KEY STATS (LIVERPOOL)

Minutes – 90

Shots – 5 (5)

Assists – 1

Key Passes – 1

Passing Accuracy – 80%

Touches – 36

Passes – 41 (5)

Dribbles – 1

Salah is turning out to be a stunning buy for Liverpool.

RIYAD MAHREZ | MANCHESTER UNITED 2-0 LEICESTER CITY

The talented winger, who is rumoured to be leaving the 2016 Premier League champions before the end of the transfer window, struggled to make an impact during the defeat at Old Trafford.

Despite registering four shots on goal, the most out of any of his team-mates, his end product lacked the bite to truly trouble Jose Mourinho’s men on their own turf.

Mahrez has been linked with a move to Serie A side Roma and while his future is in doubt, he was always on the move trying to provide an outlet for his team.

Rating – 6/10

KEY STATS (LEICESTER)

Minutes – 90

Shots – 4 (1)

Assists – 0

Key Passes – 0

Passing Accuracy – 78.4%

Touches – 58

Passes – 37 (5)

Dribbles – 5

The Algerian couldn’t help muster a breakthrough.

AHMED HEGAZI | WEST BROM 1-1 STOKE CITY

The Egyptian defender didn’t enjoy an afternoon to remember at the Hawthorns.

His wrong-footed, sliced clearance allowed Peter Crouch the simplest of chances to nod home and bring the match all-square on level terms.

It was a costly error given the 26-year-old was under no real pressure at the time.

The fact he failed to score a second-half header from close-range only made matters worse.

Rating – 5/10

KEY STATS (WEST BROM)

Minutes – 90

Shots – 1 (0)

Assists – 0

Key Passes – 0

Passing Accuracy – 81.3%

Touches – 43

Passes – 32 (0)

Dribbles – 0

Agonising for the West Brom defender.

RAMADAN SOBHI | WEST BROM 1-1 STOKE CITY

The 20-year-old Egyptian more than played his part in Stoke’s crucial equalising goal in the midlands.

It was his cross that Hegazi and goalkeeper Ben Foster failed to fully deal with, allowing Crouch with the easiest of chances to nod into the net.

Apart from his key part in the levelling goal, Sobhi was largely anonymous and failed to get involved in the game.

Rating – 5/10

KEY STATS (WEST BROM)

Minutes – 90

Shots – 3 (0)

Assists – 0

Key Passes – 0

Passing Accuracy – 57.1%

Touches – 28

Passes – 14 (0)

Dribbles – 0

In action: Sobhi.

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