The two great stars of Liverpool had the misfortune of having to see each other’s faces in the Africa Cup final. Facing, Salah and Mane, Egypt and Senegal, they were torn between ecstasy and failure. And in the cruelest way, in the penalty shootout, the Senegal of Mané came out the winner
Salah caressed the glory with his fingers, and since yesterday he is back in Liverpool to forget the defeat and prepare for Thursday’s game against leicester.
Glad to have his Egyptian “pharaoh” back, Jurgen Klopp recognized that “it was a strange game to watch from an emotional point of view”. “I wish them the best of the best in absolutely everything, but this time it was not possible.”
Both could not win, but the Bavarian coach praised the great role of his two players: “I have no idea how they must have felt at the time, with a country behind them.”
When the hangover from Senegal’s massive celebration wears off, Mané will go back to share forward with Salah in the Liverpool and they will have to forget the past to continue to understand each other wonderfully on the lawn of Anfield.