Liverpool star Mohamed Salah extended his Old Trafford mastery over Manchester United at the weekend, scoring in a 3-0 victory, then hinted it might be his last season with the Reds. The two-time African Footballer of the Year struck early in the second half to complete the Premier League rout and make it 10 goals in nine appearances at United in all competitions. It was the third goal for the Egypt captain in as many league matches this season after netting at Ipswich Town in the opening round, then at home against Brentford. Here, AFP Sport highlights some of the Africans who starred in the major European leagues.Salah announces departure from Anfield: This is my last year at LiverpoolENGLANDMOHAMED SALAH (Liverpool)His 56th-minute strike put Liverpool in control against bitter rivals United. After setting up two goals for Luis Diaz in the first half, Salah struck with a clinical finish from Dominik Szoboszlai’s pass. Salah has less than a year left on his contract at Anfield and said no discussions have taken place to extend it. “I had a good summer and had a long time to myself to try to stay positive because as you know it’s my last year at the club,” Salah told Sky Sports.Chelsea believe in their Senegal strikerNICOLAS JACKSON (Chelsea)The Senegal striker scored in a 1-1 draw against visiting Crystal Palace to celebrate signing a new contract with the Blues. Jackson netted in the 25th minute, tapping in a Cole Palmer pass for his second goal this term. The 23-year-old endured a difficult first season at Chelsea after signing from La Liga outfit Villarreal, but now has eight goals in his last eight games.##EDITORS_CHOICE##BRYAN MBEUMO, YOANE WISSA (Brentford)The Cameroon forward struck twice in the Bees’ 3-1 home win against Southampton. Mbeumo scored in the 43rd and 65th minutes to put Thomas Frank’s side two goals up. The 25-year-old has scored three times this term, helping Brentford win two of their first three matches. The other Brentford goal came from Democratic Republic of Congo star Wissa.A lifeline for Osimhen: Galatasaray negotiating with NapoliITALYSAUL COCO (Torino)The Equatorial Guinea centre-back scored with four minutes remaining to give Torino a 1-0 Serie A victory at Venezia. A corner was headed across the goalmouth and Coco soared to nod the ball into the far corner of the net. Born in the Canary Islands, the 25-year-old was also eligible to represent Spain or Nigeria.It didn’t work out: AFCON champion moves to SpainGERMANYOMAR MARMOUSH (Eintracht Frankfurt)Marmoush created the first goal and scored the third as Eintracht beat visiting Hoffenheim 3-1 to secure maximum points in the Bundesliga for the first time this season. The Egyptian set up French forward Hugo Ekitike to break the deadlock on 24 minutes and later latched on to a Mario Goetze pass to complete the scoring after half-time.##NAJAVA_MECA_8310763##FRANCEMOSTAFA MOHAMED (Nantes)A clinical finish by the Egypt forward on 85 minutes sealed a 3-1 victory for third-placed Nantes at lowly Montpellier in Ligue 1. Substitute Mohamed darted clear to collect a through ball and slam the ball past onrushing goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte.© Agence France-Presse
