Mohamed Salah continued his incredible goalscoring streak as Liverpool eased to a 4-1 victory over West Ham United to move up to second in the Premier League on Saturday. The Egypt international took his tally to 18 in his last 17 top-flight games for Liverpool with his 31st goal of the season in all competitions as the Reds won by the same scoreline as when the two sides met in the reverse fixture in November.

Salah scored twice in that match and while his display was not quite as sparkling on a bitterly cold day at Anfield, he still managed to find the net to edge closer to Ian Rush's club record of 47 in a single season which has stood since 1983-84.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hailed Mohamed Salah's insatiable appetite for goals.

"I like Mo's desire for goals," Klopp said. "Mo is a boy who is full of greed to score goals."

Salah also provided the assist for Emre Can to open the scoring from a corner before Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane also got on the scoresheet on another prolific day for Klopp's front three as Liverpool broke through the 100-goal mark for the season. "When I woke up this morning I didn't expect a game like this, it was a joy to watch for everybody," added Klopp. "To get the points is important. We all put pressure on each other with results. That is how it is," Klopp added. "We have no time to rest, no time to waste one point. It is really intense for all the teams involved, for all the players involved.