Liverpool and Egypt superstar was left out of his country’s opening game in Russia on Friday when they lost to South American giants Uruguay.
Uruguay won the match via a late header from overlapping defender Jose Jimenez after he rose high above everyone to power home his header in the 89th minute.
Mo Salah on the Egyptian bench was visibly offended by the heartbreaker after Egypt had given their all to grind a point or even win the fixture.
Soon as the ball went in on the left-hand side of Mohammed El-Shenawy in the Egypt goal, the premier league’s goalscoring record holder bent his head and stared at his feet while shaking his head in disbelief.
He cut a dejected figure for the remainder of the action as Egypt continued surging forward and making marauding runs that troubled the Uruguayan wingbacks.
Many had hoped to see the superstar take to the pitch earlier on in the second half but coach Hector Cuper opted against rushing him back to action as he continues his rehabilitation from the injury he sustained against Real Madrid in the Champions League final, which Liverpool lost courtesy of a blundering Lorius Karius.
Next up for Egypt is Russia and they will have to be at their best to see of the hosts who have put themselves in a very good position to qualify after hammering Saudi Arabia by a hi-fiver.
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