Mohamed Salah scores first Trabzonspor hat-trick in 4-0 win over Galatasaray

Mohamed Salah scored three goals and set up another as Trabzonspor beat Galatasaray 4-0 in the Turkish Süper Lig on Saturday.

• Salah's hat-trick was his first with Trabzonspor and in the Turkish Süper Lig, and he assisted Noah Safiolo's goal, contributing to all four.
• He became the first Trabzonspor player to be directly involved in three or more goals against Galatasaray since Anthony Nwaekeme in September 2018.
• Salah became the first foreign player to score in each of his first three home matches with the club since the 2000-01 season.
• Salah received a yellow card for removing his shirt in celebration, and Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk was sent off.
• Salah's hat-trick against Galatasaray was his ninth career hat-trick and his first in five years.
• The win was Trabzonspor's first under coach Thomas Reis, who credited Salah's teammates for creating space for him.
• Salah moved to seven league goals, becoming the Süper Lig's leading scorer, one ahead of Galatasaray's Victor Osimhen.
• The defeat was Galatasaray's first league loss of the season, tightening the title race in Besiktas's favor.
• Trabzonspor midfielder Fabinho said he is accustomed to seeing Salah make a difference in big moments and that the break will help the squad absorb Thomas Reis's ideas.
• Statistics network Opta said Salah became the oldest player to score a Trabzonspor hat-trick, at 34 years and 96 days.
• Opta said he is the club's top scorer in his first three home matches, with six goals since records began in 2000-01.
• Opta said he became the first Trabzonspor player to score a home hat-trick against Galatasaray in the league.