Mohamed Salah plays in new position as Liverpool star gets lucky after another penalty miss
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah cannoned a penalty off the crossbar during Egypt's Africa Cup of Nations warm-up match against Tanzania.
While Jurgen Klopp's side were battling with Arsenal in the FA Cup third round, Egypt were stepping up their preparations for the upcoming tournament, which kicks off on January 13, and where they will face Mozambique, Ghana and Cape Verde in Group B.
Salah would have been pleased that his club team-mates showed no signs of their good form subsiding in his absence as a Jakub Kiwior own-goal and Luis Diaz's emphatic finish booked Liverpool's place in the draw for the fourth round.
Egypt, meanwhile, were 2-0 winners over Tanzania in a friendly in Cairo. After former Aston Villa forward Trezeguet opened the scoring, Salah had the perfect opportunity from 12 yards to hand his nation a two-goal cushion but fired his spot-kick off the crossbar.
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Luckily his blushes were spared as, after his penalty rocketed off the crossbar, hitting goalkeeper Aishi Manula off the backside and nestling in the back of the net.
Salah has faced questions over his penalty-taking ability after squandering an opportunity against Newcastle United in Liverpool's 4-2 win on New Year's Day. Martin Dubravka guessed the right way and saved his effort but Salah would get the last laugh, atoning for his earlier penalty miss by scoring another to seal the victory.
While the Liverpool forward wasn't on the scoresheet for Egypt on Monday, he also found himself in a new position under manager Rui Vitoria. The Portuguese tactician deployed
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