Liverpool and Egypt star Mohamed Salah has every reason to feel upbeat.
Jurgen Klopp's side are chasing an unprecedented quadruple this season. After trailing Premier League leaders Manchester City by 14 points in January, Liverpool have hunted down the champions, winning nine successive games to close the gap to one point as they seek a second title in three seasons.
A victory against Watford in their next league game on April 2 would set the stage for a title showdown with Pep Guardiola's team at the Etihad Stadium on April 10.
Liverpool are aiming to add the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup titles to the League Cup they won with a penalty shootout victory over Chelsea in February, which would make them the first men's team in England to win the three major domestic trophies plus the European crown.
For Salah, there was more positive news on the international front as he avenged, to a degree, Egypt's Afcon final defeat by scoring the lone goal in their 1-0 win over Sadio Mane's Senegal in the World Cup 2022 play-off first leg.
And to cap it all, a giant mural of Salah by local artist John Culshaw is nearing completion at Anfield Road, images of which can be seen in the picture gallery above.
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Liverpool's Jordan Henderson lifts the League Cup trophy after defeating Chelsea in a penalty shoot-out at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, February 27, 2022. Reuters -
Chelsea's Kepa Arrizabalaga is consoled by teammates after the match. Reuters -
Caoimhin Kelleher of Liverpool lifts the Carabao Cup trophy. Getty -
Liverpool's Diogo Jota, Caoimhin Kelleher, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andrew Robertson and Ibrahima Konate celebrate after winning the penalty shoot-out in the League Cup final against Liverpool. Reuters -
Liverpool players celebrate after victory in the penalty shoot-out in the League Cup final against Chelsea at the Wembley Stadium. Getty -
Caoimhin Kelleher of Liverpool scores his team's eleventh penalty in the shoot-out. Getty -
Chelsea's Kepa Arrizabalaga, centre, comes on to replace Edouard Mendy. AFP -
Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku reacts after scoring in the shoot-out. Reuters -
Ngolo Kante of Chelsea fouls Andrew Robertson of Liverpool during the League Cup final. Getty -
Chelsea's German striker Timo Werner scores but the goal is ruled offside during the League Cup final at Wembley Stadium. AFP -
Referee Stuart Attwell shows the yellow card to Mateo Kovacic of Chelsea on Sunday. EPA -
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp during the final. AFP -
English referee Stuart Attwell checks the pitch-side monitor after being advised of a foul by VAR, before disallowing a goal from Liverpool's Joel Matip. AFP -
Chelsea's Kai Havertz has a shot on goal during the League Cup final at Wembley Stadium. PA -
Liverpool's Fabinho reacts during the League Cup final. PA -
Liverpool's Joel Matip celebrates with his team-mates after scoring, before it was later disallowed. PA
