The forward made his aforementioned pledge when returning for a second spell in England, after a challenging stint at Chelsea. That June 2017 signing from AS Roma was now a different person and player, proving so right away.
His goal on debut at Watford was one of 44 in a breathtaking first term at Liverpool, the second-highest tally in club history.
Finish No.19 – a beautiful curler past Everton in L4 – won the 2018 FIFA Puskas Award and served as part of the push for the first of his four Premier League Golden Boots.
The world-renowned attacking partnership of Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane had been formed, the perfect concoction of pace, skill, work-rate and ruthlessness.
The front three spearheaded Liverpool to the 2018 Champions League final, which ended in tears for Salah following an early exit because of injury and then the eventual 3-1 defeat by Real Madrid.
Development was a constant theme of his story at the Reds, though, and he took pride in adding more and more layers to the skillset with that elite mindset of his.
The agony of being forced off in Kyiv resulted in a stronger player – both mentally and physically – returning for 2018-19 and avenging his heartbreak from 12 months prior.
Liverpool somehow missed out on the league title after amassing 97 points but made their way to the showpiece of European football again. Salah smashed a second-minute penalty past Tottenham Hotspur in Madrid, to begin the process of a sixth European Cup being returned to Anfield.
