Sunday evening at Anfield marked the close of a remarkable chapter as Mohamed Salah made his farewell appearance for Liverpool after nine incredible years with the club.
Just past 5:30pm on May 24, 2026, the Egyptian star stepped off the Anfield turf for the last time as a Liverpool player, leaving behind scenes of raw emotion that supporters will carry with them for the rest of their lives.
Salah took his bow alongside a long-serving teammate, the pair drawing the curtain on a glorious era in the club’s history. Between them, they were instrumental in winning two Premier League titles and a Champions League, featuring in countless unforgettable nights that cemented their status as Anfield legends.
A Farewell Almost Written in Fairytale
The mood inside the stadium was charged from the first whistle, and Salah came agonisingly close to the storybook ending his Liverpool career deserved. A first-half free-kick crashed against the woodwork, briefly silencing a crowd poised to erupt. Yet he still found a way to leave his mark — setting up a goal in the 58th minute to give the fans one final moment to cherish.
A Goodbye That Moved the Ground to Tears
Shortly after the 70-minute mark, the substitution the whole stadium had been bracing for arrived. Salah made way, and as he walked slowly towards the touchline, every supporter rose as one. His teammates formed a guard of honour, taking turns to embrace him as the emotion of the occasion took hold. In a parting gesture, Salah dropped to his knees and kissed the Anfield grass — a quiet, heartfelt farewell to the ground that made him a legend.
A Player for the Ages
When Liverpool paid a then club-record £36.9 million to sign Salah in 2017, few imagined the scale of what was to come. Across 443 appearances, he struck 257 goals, placing him third in the club’s all-time scoring records — but numbers alone cannot capture what he gave to Liverpool.
Salah became the defining figure of one of the finest Liverpool sides in living memory, his brilliance lighting up great European nights and title-winning campaigns alike. In the years ahead, his name will be spoken in the same breath as the greatest players ever to represent the club.
The perfect Hollywood finale may have eluded him, but Salah’s place in Liverpool folklore was sealed long before this farewell. Thank you for everything, Mo Salah. ❤️
