Salah wins third POTY

Mohamed Salah wins the PFA Player of the Year for the third time, reinforcing his standing as a club and league icon.

Alexander-Arnold applauds Salah after PFA win

Mohamed Salah won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award for the third time, a historic achievement that underscores his consistency and goal impact. The 33-year-old forward tallied 29 goals and 18 assists across the 2024-25 season, helping Liverpool finish 10 points ahead of Arsenal and reclaim the Premier League title. The ceremony in Manchester capped a season that reinforced Salah’s status as one of the league’s defining players and a benchmark for longevity at the top level.

Less than a day after Salah accepted the award, Trent Alexander-Arnold shared a one-word tribute on Instagram: History. The former Liverpool captain who moved to Real Madrid last summer remains close to the club’s fortunes, and his post signals the ongoing bond within the squad. Salah spoke at the ceremony about how his early life in Egypt shaped his ambitions, saying, "When you grow, you start to see things differently and you start to have ambition and you start to see the bigger picture."

Salah’s third POTY victory arrives at a moment when the Premier League regularly catalogs its stars by seasons of peak form rather than single campaigns. It highlights a broader narrative about age and performance in football, showing how a player can remain elite well into his 30s while club dynamics shift around him. The Instagram nod from Alexander-Arnold illustrates how social media magnifies individual milestones inside a team sport and how personal sagas travel beyond the stadium. The result also raises questions for Liverpool about sustaining depth as they chase continued glory and manage evolving squad chemistry after high-profile transfers.

At a policy level, the win fuels the debate about how the league rewards sustained excellence and what it means for younger players coming through academies. Salah’s pathway—from a dream in Egypt to a record-setting season in England—serves as a reminder that talent can travel across borders while the drama of team sports remains grounded in shared effort, coaching, and timing. The moment is less about single-game brilliance and more about the long arc of consistency that turns players into living legends.

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The more the story of Salah is told, the more it motivates players to chase sustained excellence.