Mahrez joins Drogba, Yakubu, Adebayor, Salah in Premier League exclusive list

Riyad Mahrez’s opener in Manchester City’s 5-0 thrashing of Burnley was his 100th goal involvement in the Premier League.

The feat ensured he became the sixth African player to reach the milestone after Didier Drogba, Emmanuel Adebayor, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.

The Algeria international opened the scoring in his side’s encounter against the Clarets in the sixth minute after he was set up by Kevin De Bruyne.

The 29-year-old went on to score two more goals in the encounter to complete his hattrick for Pep Guardiola’s men.

Mahrez, thus, became the second African player to achieve the feat after former Ivory Coast international Yaya Toure.

Mahrez has been in fine form for the Citizens since teaming up with the side in the summer of 2018 from Premier League rivals Leicester City.

The forward has made more than 70 appearances across all competitions for Manchester City and played a key role as they won the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup.

Mahrez has now scored four goals and provided one assist in 13 appearances across all competitions in the current campaign.

Victory over Burnley moved Manchester City to eighth spot on the Premier League table with 15 points from nine games.

The fleet-footed winger will hope to continue his blistering performances when Manchester City take on Porto in a Champions League game on December 1.

Mahrez is currently the Desert Foxes captain and has 61 caps for the North African country. He skippered the side to win the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt and has continued to make significant contributions for the team in the 2022 Afcon qualifiers.