Mohamed Salah bids farewell to Liverpool after emotional final game

Mohamed Salah's Liverpool exit is now the story, not the 1-1 draw at Brentford. He is set to leave when his contract expires at the end of June, after nine years on Merseyside, and his final afternoon carried the kind of emotion that usually makes the football itself feel secondary. The numbers are still huge. Salah leaves with 257 goals in 442 appearances, plus one last assist for Curtis Jones.

How his final Liverpool appearance unfolded

Salah played 74 minutes at Brentford and finished with an 8.2 rating. He also produced 1 assist, 3 shots and 2 shots on target, so the farewell was not just ceremonial. There was still a clear football contribution in there, even if the draw meant the day ended without a win.

Salah said after the match: "I think I cried more than in my whole life. We lived our youth here, sharing everything from the beginning to the end. We put this club back where it belongs."

That was the tone of the day. He also said, "It's tricky to leave Liverpool," and added that he feels "really honoured to share a dressing room" with Andrew Robertson. In the same interview, Salah looked back on his time at the club and said, "We won it all." That is hard to argue with when the output is 257 goals and 442 appearances.

Liverpool's wider season was less flattering. They finished fifth in the Premier League after 37 games with 59 points and a goal difference of +10, which gives the farewell a slightly muted backdrop. Even so, the final image was not about the table. It was Salah leaving the pitch emotional after one more decisive moment, and one more assist in red.