African players in Europe: Goals for Salah, Diallo

Mohamed Salah scored a landmark goal for Liverpool and Amad Diallo of Manchester United got off the mark for the season in the Premier League at the weekend.

Egypt captain Salah notched his 250th goal for the Reds in a 2-0 win over Aston Villa while Ivory Coast winger Diallo bagged his first this campaign to salvage a 2-2 draw for the Red Devils at Nottingham Forest.

Both will soon have key roles to play at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, where Ivory Coast will be the defending champions.

AFP Sport highlights African headline-makers in the major European leagues:

ENGLAND

MOHAMED SALAH (Liverpool)

Salah scored his 250th goal for Liverpool as the Premier League champions ended their four-match losing league run with a home win against Aston Villa. A misplaced pass from Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez gifted Salah his landmark goal in first-half stoppage time. The Egypt forward, 33, has also equalled Wayne Rooney's record for the most Premier League goal involvements for a single club –- 276.

AMAD DIALLO (Manchester Utd)

Diallo scored a stunning volley from outside the box to rescue a point for Manchester United against Nottingham Forest. The Ivory Coast international, 23, struck in the 81st minute at the City Ground for his first club goal of the season and was denied a winner in the closing moments as United's three-match winning streak was ended.

GERMANY

NICOLAS JACKSON (Bayern Munich)

Jackson scored his first Bundesliga goal in Bayern's 3-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen. With star striker Harry Kane rested, Chelsea loanee Jackson started up front. The Senegal international headed in Bayern's second from close range just after the half-hour mark. "My first one, hopefully many more to come," Jackson told the Bundesliga website.

YAN DIOMANDE (RB Leipzig)

Leipzig forward Diomande starred as his side made short work of top-four rivals Stuttgart in a 3-1 home win. The Ivorian forced Jeff Chabot into conceding an own goal before getting his own, cracking a low shot through the penalty box and into the corner. The 18-year-old, who scored a goal and laid on two assists the week before, is fast emerging as a star.

SERHOU GUIRASSY (Borussia Dortmund)

Guirassy was the difference in Borussia Dortmund's 1-0 win at Augsburg, with the Guinea striker scoring the only goal. With 37 minutes gone, he was on the spot to take advantage of a defensive mistake,pouncing on a lost ball and slamming home. The goal was Guirassy's first in the league since mid-September and kept Dortmund within touching distance of the top of the table.

FRANCE

MOSES SIMON (Paris FC)

Paris FC pulled off an upset 1-0 Ligue 1 win at high-flying Monaco thanks to an early second-half goal by 30-year-old Nigeria winger Simon. Maxime Lopez picked out the Nigerian, whose scuffed effort went over the diving Philipp Kohn and into the net after 53 minutes to inflict a first home defeat this season on Monaco.

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