African players in Europe: Two-goal Salah leads Golden Boot race Paris (AFP) – Egyptian Mohamed Salah shot to the top of the Premier League Golden Boot race by bagging a brace at the weekend as Liverpool demolished Crystal Palace 7-0.
The 28-year-old sharpshooter has averaged a goal a game since the league season kicked off, netting 13 times in 13 outings for the defending champions.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), Son Heung-min (Tottenham) and Jamie Vardy (Leicester) are hot on the heels of Salah with 11 goals each.
Here, AFP Sport rounds up the performances of African stars in the major European leagues.
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SADIO MANE, MOHAMED SALAH (Liverpool)
Fantasy Premier League, Gameweek 14: Teams with best fixtures, players to buy and captaincy options
After a low-scoring GW 13, the weekend’s fixtures offers FPL managers another chance of racking up the points. Updated Dec 19, 2020 · 12:44 pm
For Fantasy Premier League managers, gameweek 13 was that one weekend where all plans went out of the window. The build-up to the match day was all about the potential big returns for Manchester City and Manchester United assets. While the latter didn’t entirely disappoint, City’s 1-1 draw with West Brom left the FPL faithful frustrated.
Even for United, Bruno Fernandes, the player with the highest ownership from the team and one who never fails on the road, decided to have his one blip against Sheffield United. Elsewhere, Chelsea and Leicester City lost and the average points tally of 42 was the lowest of the season so far.