Pundit now predicts who will win the Golden Boot between Mohamed Salah and Erling Haaland

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The Premier League season has only just started, yet for Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, the Golden Boot race might be running away from him with Erling Haaland in immense form.

The Manchester City striker already has seven goals in three league games, with Haaland scoring back-to-back hat-tricks against Ipswich Town and West Ham to give himself a commanding lead in the goalscoring charts.

With Salah on three goals in three games, it might take quite the effort for the Liverpool winger to overtake the Norwegian international in this season’s race for the Premier League Golden Boot award.

And Tony Cascarino has now shared who he thinks will win the accolade this season between Haaland and Salah.

Haaland tipped to beat Liverpool’s Salah to the Golden Boot

Speaking on TalkSport, the pundit firmly backed Haaland to beat Salah to the Golden Boot, with Cascarino predicting the City star to break the 30-goal barrier once again for the Manchester giants.

Given the head start Haaland already has on Salah, it wouldn’t be a surprise if the Norway international was to once again claim the Golden Boot, with the Liverpool winger already having a mountain to climb.

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Cascarino said when asked who will win the Golden Boot between Haaland and Salah: “Last season, Erling got 27 goals in the Premier League. Next best was four behind. Mo does look sharp, I just don’t think Mo can get those numbers that Haaland will get.

“He is a centre-forward, he does take penalties. Yes, Mo Salah takes penalties as well, but I don’t think Mo can match his numbers. I think Mo can get 20+, but I don’t think he can get 30 now in the way that Liverpool are going to play.”

Salah’s focus should not be on winning the Golden Boot

Salah will be a contender for the Golden Boot even with Haaland already in another league when it comes to scoring goals in the Premier League, yet the Liverpool winger should not be focused on this prize.

With this season set to be Salah’s last at Liverpool, the forward will want to end his time on Merseyside with a bang, ideally in the form of winning a second Premier League title and other pieces of silverware.

And with Salah in immense form as well alongside Haaland, there’s a real chance that the Egyptian international can bring back more trophies to Anfield, with this season looking to be a good one for the Reds.