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Cody Gakpo or Mohamed Salah, Liverpool 2025-26: who was the better Striker?

Premier League · 2025-26

StatCody GakpoMohamed Salah
Minutes27492149
Non-penalty goals76
xG per 900.290.35
Goals per 900.230.25
Shots per 902.82.8
  1. Cody Gakpo
  2. Mohamed Salah
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Answer

Mohamed Salah: Striker C (percentile 49), against C (percentile 41) for Cody Gakpo. Cody Gakpo has more non-penalty goals, but Mohamed Salah shoots from better positions and creates more danger.

Context

Cody Gakpo edged Mohamed Salah in non-penalty goals (7 to 6), but played 600 more minutes. Salah generated more expected threat per 90 minutes (0.35 xG to 0.29) alongside a superior scoring rate.

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