Advertising Read more London (AFP) The race to be crowned the English Premier League's leading scorer this season ended in a three-way tie on Sunday as the African trio of Sadio Mane, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mohamed Salah shared the Golden Boot. Gabon forward Aubameyang scored twice for Arsenal at Burnley to join Salah and his Liverpool teammate Mane, who netted a final-day double against Wolves, on 22 goals for the Premier League season. Sergio Aguero, of champions Manchester City, was next in line with 21 goals. Salah has now won the award two seasons in a row but this term's winning tally was the lowest by players in English football's top-flight since 2010/11 when Dimitar Berbatov and Carlos Tevez shared the Golden Boot with 20 goals apiece. Aubameyang was delighted to be a member of an all-African trio of winners, saying in quotes reported by the BBC: "I share this trophy with two other guys I like, great players and African. We are representing Africa, that's cool. "I am happy we won, and I am sharing this trophy with two other guys I like. "My teammates knew about the Golden Boot, I said nothing. I did not want them to play and only focus on me. I am a team player." For Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp there was the satisfaction of knowing he had a played a part in the careers of all three of this season's Golden Boot winners, having signed Aubameyang from Saint-Etienne in 2013 when he was in charge of Dortmund. "Auba too? Do they have three boots?" said Klopp, who suffered the last-day heartache of seeing Liverpool finish just one point behind City. "It is good. They are all my players," the German added. Salah scored 32 league goals last season, a record for a 38-game Premier League campaign. The 26-year-old is the sixth player to win the Golden Boot award in consecutive seasons. ? 2019 AFP<doc-sep>The Premier League Golden Boot for leading goalscorer will be shared between Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after all three finished on 22 goals. Liverpool forward Salah went into the final afternoon leading the way but was pegged back after his team-mate Mane scored twice in their 2-0 win over Wolves that proved not enough to win the title. Aubameyang scored twice in Arsenal's 3-1 win at Burnley to take his place at the top of the leaderboard. Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang receives his Premier League Golden Boot award having shared it with Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane on 22 goals Salah also received his Golden Boot following Liverpool's 2-0 win over Wolves at Anfield Salah and Sadio Mane are presented with the Golden Boot on the field at Anfield It is the first time three African players have shared the award. Manchester City's Sergio Aguero scored in their title-clinching 4-1 win at Brighton but will have to settle for second spot in the Golden Boot race with 21 goals. Though Salah finished the season with more assists than his two rivals, this isn't taken into account so all three will share the honour. Indeed, a beaming Aubameyang was presented with his accolade after being presented with it at Turf Moor. It is the third time this has happened in Premier League history - Chris Sutton, Michael Owen and Dion Dublin shared it in the 1997-98 season and Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink, Michael Owen and Dwight Yorke were tied in 1998-99. PREMIER LEAGUE LEADING SCORERS 2018-19 Player Club Goals Assists Minutes played Minutes per goal Mohamed Salah Liverpool 22 8 3256 148 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Arsenal 22 5 2731 124 Sadio Mane Liverpool 22 1 3085 140 Sergio Aguero Manchester City 21 8 2479 118 Jamie Vardy Leicester 18 4 2728 152 Raheem Sterling Manchester City 17 10 2776 163 Harry Kane Tottenham 17 4 2427 143 Eden Hazard Chelsea 16 15 2925 183 Callum Wilson Bournemouth 14 9 2534 181 Paul Pogba Manchester United 13 9 3009 231 Alexandre Lacazette Arsenal 13 8 2505 193 Raul Jimenez Wolves 13 7 3122 240 Gylfi Sigurdsson Everton 13 6 3127 241 Glenn Murray Brighton 13 1 2513 193 Richarlison Everton 13 1 2678 206 Mane scored twice on the final afternoon at Anfield to take his share of the top scorer accolade Aubameyang was clearly delighted with his honour and celebrates by taking a selfie Aubameyang scored twice in Arsenal's 3-1 win at Burnley on the final day to reach 22 goals Aubameyang's is arguably the most impressive total as his 22 goals came in just 2,731 minutes of Premier League football this season at a rate of one goal every 124 minutes. Mane played 3,085 minutes of league action with his goals coming every 140 minutes, while Salah played 3,256 minutes and scored every 148 minutes on average. City secured the Premier League title for the second consecutive season with a 4-1 win at Brighton. They fell behind to a Glenn Murray header in the first-half at the same time Liverpool were leading Wolves 1-0 thanks to Mane's first goal. But Pep Guardiola's team stormed back to score four times - through Aguero, Aymeric Laporte, Riyad Mahrez and Ilkay Gundogan - to wreck Liverpool's hopes of a first title win since 1990.<doc-sep>Salah & Mane share Golden Boot with Aubameyang after missing out on Premier League title The Liverpool pair missed out on the crown but ended the 2018-19 campaign at the top of the scoring charts alongside a prolific Arsenal frontman Mohamed Salah will not consider the Golden Boot to be consolation for missing out on the Premier League title, especially as he must share the 2018-19 award with Liverpool team-mate Sadio Mane and Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after seeing them join him on 22 goals. The prolific Egyptian ended his debut campaign at Anfield as the leading marksman in the English top-flight. He netted 32 times last season, while finding the target 44 times across all competitions. Article continues below An impressive haul of individual awards came his way, with the Golden Boot just one of several added to his collection. Salah has now claimed that prize in successive years, despite drawing a blank on his most recent outing. He held a two-goal advantage over Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero heading into the final day, leaving the race for the Golden Boot wide open. But Liverpool’s most potent attacking weapon was off target in a 2-0 win for the Reds over Wolves, while Aguero – with history when it comes to final day drama - made his mark in City’s title-clinching 4-1 victory at Brighton. Sadio Mane was on target for Jurgen Klopp’s side at Anfield, though, and ended the day with a double in a contest which counted for little in the grand scheme of things. The Senegalese forward briefly offered the Reds title hope, while taking his tally to 22 in what has been a personal-best campaign in front of the net. Aubameyang also hit that mark for Arsenal on the final day during a trip to Burnley, with his brace helping Unai Emery’s side to a 3-1 victory. The Gabonese star has enjoyed a productive first full campaign in north London, despite seeing the Gunners miss out on a top-four finish. Behind those to have reached the fabled 20-goal mark, Jamie Vardy leads the way. The Leicester striker has retired from England duty to concentrate on his club commitments, and delivered another healthy return of 18 top-flight efforts for the Foxes this term. His former Three Lions team-mate Harry Kane has seen his domestic campaign ended by an ankle injury, but still added another 17 strikes to his stunning tally. Raheem Sterling delivered the same return for Manchester City in a season which has seen him named FWA Player of the Year. Eden Hazard, in what may prove to be a farewell campaign at Stamford Bridge, managed 16 efforts for Chelsea, while Callum Wilson hit 14 for Bournemouth. 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We have a three-way tie for the EPL Golden Boot: Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Liverpool’s Mo Salah and Sadio Mane all lead the Premier League with 22 goals. Unlike the World Cup, there is no Golden Boot tiebreaker in the EPL, per Football.London. This means Aubameyang, Salah and Mane will all share the Golden Boot. Each player will receive a trophy just as they would if they had won the award outright. Heading into the final day of play, Salah had a two-goal lead, but Aubameyang scored two second-half goals within 11 minutes of each other to tie Salah. Sane, Salah’s Liverpool teammate, also scored two goals against the Wolves to make for a three-way tie. Sane’s goal in the 81′ paired with his earlier goal at the 17′ mark led to an exciting finish to the Golden Boot race. Liverpool came up one point short of the EPL title, but both strikers will receive a Golden Boot trophy. For Salah, it is the second straight year he has won the award. Salah emphasized the meaning of team accomplishments over individual awards when he won in 2018. “This one is very special to be honest, the golden boot,” Salah told Sky Sports in 2018. “But as I have said before many times, it’s always on my mind to help the team win games. So now we’re in the Champions League next year and I’ve won the award, so I’m very proud. I’m always trying to improve, I’m improving year after year. It’s very special to break the record here [at Anfield]. I will do my best to win it next season!” Aubameyang had a late chance in extra time to become the outright winner, but the ball sailed over the goal. This led to a shared Golden Boot title for Aubameyang, Salah and Mane. Lovely to see Auba with the golden boot ?? pic.twitter.com/omcgX9Yhuw — P™ (@Cechque) May 12, 2019 Is right, Reds. ? MoSalah and Sadio Mane win the 2018/19 premierleague Golden Boot, after netting 22 goals each. ? pic.twitter.com/qO5jpVNXzS — d. (@lancxelot) May 12, 2019 Four players finished the EPL season with more than 20 goals: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (22), Sadio Mane (22), Mo Salah (22) and Sergio Aguero (22). All three of the Golden Boot winners are originally from Africa: Aubameyang (Gabon), Mane (Senegal) and Salah (Egypt). Arsenal manager Unai Emery spoke about Aubameyang’s late push to win a share of the Golden Boot. “We were progressing, we were being consistent,” Emery said, per London.Football. “We can be not 100% happy but the players worked all season to progress. We finished a big distance to City and Liverpool but closer to Tottenham and Chelsea. Aubameyang is our scorer. Lacazette too, Nketiah has the possibility to grow up and improve with us.” Here is a look at Mane and Salah sharing the Golden Boot trophy after their final match. 2018/19 Premier League's Golden Boot Winners ?⚽️ One Season Wonderer with 22 goals @MoSalah ❤ Average player from Senegal with 22 goals #SadioMane ❤#LFC #PremierLeague pic.twitter.com/lJUPDMMs6s — azAam (@_azaam__) May 12, 2019 EPL Golden Boot Standings 2018-19