Mo Salah on fire - Explosive Liverpool legend hunts down Osimhen after Trabzonspor brace

There is a new king in town, and he has zero intention of letting Victor Osimhen dominate the headlines in Turkey.

In a heart-stopping Super Lig showdown at Papara Park, Liverpool legend Mohamed Salah announced his arrival in the absolute loudest way possible.

Making his very first league start for Trabzonspor, the Egyptian maestro hammered home a phenomenal brace to secure a dramatic, live-wire 2-1 lead over İstanbul Başakşehir in the dying minutes of the match.

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With those two clinical strikes, Salah has instantly ignited a terrifying war of the African titans, closing the gap to just two goals behind Nigeria's Victor Osimhen in the early race for the Golden Boot.

Salah needed a mere eight minutes to show the home crowd why he remains one of the most lethal forwards on the planet.

When İstanbul Basaksehir goalkeeper Muhammed Sengezer catastrophically spilled a routine ball, Salah reacted with lightning, predatory speed, pouncing on the mistake to open his scoring account and send the stadium into utter pandemonium.

The visitors temporarily muted the party in the 19th minute when a controversial VAR review handed Basaksehir a penalty, which Eldor Shomurodov coolly converted to draw level.

But true world-class players refuse to be denied. Just three minutes after the halftime break, Salah tore through the opposition yet again, scoring a majestic second goal to restore Trabzonspor’s lead and put them on the verge of a massive victory.

While the match was a masterclass, it will forever be remembered for moments of absolute refereeing madness in the final 10 minutes.

First in the 79th minute, the Egyptian star was robbed of a historic hat-trick.

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Salah burst into the penalty area after an excellent combination play with Nigerian forward Paul Onuachu, and was clearly tripped by a lunging defender, sending him crashing to the turf.

Instead of pointing to the penalty spot, the referee stunned the entire stadium by brandishing a yellow card for simulation, despite video replays clearly showing significant, undeniable contact inside the box.

Salah had the ball twice again in the next moments later, first a chip before a stunning long range effort but both were chalked off by the ref.

Despite the referee's blatant disrespect, the message across the Super Lig is loud and clear: Victor Osimhen is no longer running this league alone.

Fresh off his own devastating back-to-back braces for Galatasaray, Osimhen now has a genuine Premier League legend hunting him down.

The race for Turkish football supremacy has officially turned into a blockbuster movie, and neither of these iconic forwards is planning on taking prisoners.