2019 Africa Cup of Nations: Fit and firing Salah carries hopes of hosts Egypt

Ahead of Liverpool s Champions League final victory over Tottenham, Mohamed Salah glanced at a photograph to draw up pain and fuel his already burning desire

I looked at the picture from last year before the game, he said, referring to the Reds 2018 defeat to Real Madrid in Kiev, where a controversial tangle with Sergio Ramos left Salah stricken inside half an hour.

I was very disappointed that I got injured and went off and we lost the game. It was something to motivate me to win. I just looked at it one time and said, Okay, let s go .

Moments later, the back-to-back Premier League Golden Boot winner was dispatching an early penalty and sending Liverpool on their way to a sixth triumph in Europe s top competition.

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