Jordan Henderson: 'Salah told me he's going to claim all the three goals' - as he aims dig at Harry Kane's controversal goal award.
Mo Salah moved further ahead of Spurs striker Harry Kane in the Premier League Golden Boot race after notching his 30th of the campaign in Liverpool's 3-0 win over Bournemouth.
The Egyptian looks set to finish atop the goal-scoring standings after his whirlwind season, with Salah currently sitting on 40 goals in all competitions after performing similar heroics in Europe.
Harry Kane's successful attempt to claim a controversial goal last week caught the attention of Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson.
The Liverpool Skipper Jordan Henderson poked fun at Harry Kane as he joked that Mohamed Salah would claim all three Liverpool goals in their Premier League win against Bournemouth.
Kane and Salah are in a hard-fought battle for the division's Golden Boot, with the Tottenham man moving within four of the Reds winger as he took ownership of an effort in the win at Stoke City that had been awarded to Christian Eriksen.
"[Salah] told me he's going to claim all of them," Henderson told BT Sport after his team-mate netted his 30th top-flight goal of a remarkable campaign.
"He's been brilliant, fantastic. He's just got to keep it going, with his work rate, his movement off the ball, how strong he is. He's a big player for us, so hopefully he can keep scoring."
Henderson still believes Kane has a chance of catching Salah, though, adding: "You can never keep Harry away – he's always going to score goals.
"He can come up with hat-tricks – he's got great finishing and [Sergio] Aguero is similar. He's got to keep going and try to get as many as he can."
Midfielder James Milner also referenced Kane's goal against Stoke as he posted on Twitter after the match.
"Another hat-trick for Mo today," he wrote. "Just waiting for the other two to be confirmed by the claims panel."
The England star drew some criticism from fans for lusting after a goal initially awarded to team-mate Christian Eriksen, and Liverpool's James Milner had a bit of fun at Kane's expense after Liverpool's win today.
Mauricio Pochettino admitted that Kane had been hurt by the criticism of his actions, and this cheeky tweet is sure to rub more salt in the wounds.
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