: ▁Record - bre aking ▁individual ▁success ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Sal ah ▁agreed ▁a ▁transfer ▁to ▁Liverpool . ▁He ▁signed ▁a ▁long - term ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Red s ▁for ▁an ▁initial ▁€ 4 2 m ▁fee ▁that ▁could ▁rise ▁to ▁€ 5 0 m . ▁The ▁fee ▁was ▁a ▁club ▁record , ▁e cli ps ing ▁the ▁£ 3 5 m ▁spent ▁on ▁Andy ▁Car roll ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁assigned ▁the ▁number ▁ 1 1 ▁sh irt ▁previously ▁worn ▁by ▁Roberto ▁Fir min o ▁who ▁instead ▁switched ▁to ▁number ▁ 9 . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁club ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁upon ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁summer ▁transfer ▁window , ▁becoming ▁Liverpool ' s ▁first ▁Egypt ian ▁player . ▁He ▁scored ▁on ▁his ▁debut ▁against ▁Wat ford ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 – 3 ▁draw ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁August . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁August , ▁Sal ah ▁scored ▁his ▁second ▁goal ▁for ▁Liverpool , ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁UEFA ▁Champions ▁League ▁play - off ▁round ▁ 4 – 2 ▁win ▁( 6 – 3 ▁ag g ) ▁against ▁Hoff en heim , ▁his ▁first ▁goal ▁at ▁An field . ▁Three ▁days ▁later , ▁Sal ah ▁scored ▁and ▁assist ed ▁a ▁goal ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 – 0 ▁victory ▁over ▁Ar sen al . ▁For ▁his ▁performances ▁in ▁August , ▁Sal ah ▁was ▁awarded ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Month ▁by ▁Liverpool ▁supp or