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Mohamed Salah has conceded both he and Liverpool team-mate Sadio Mane will become 'rivals' for one match only as Egypt prepare to face Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations final.

Despite Naby Keita being knocked out at the round of 16 stage with Guinea, one of Salah and Mane will see their tournament end in heartbreak after making it all the way to the final of the competition.

Senegal were one of the tournament favourites before a ball had been kicked, meanwhile Egypt have got the better of Ivory Coast, Morocco and Cameroon against the odds.

Sunday's showpiece fixture promises to be a strange occasion for the Liverpool duo as they go head-to-head, but Salah is relishing shaping up against his close companion.

"It's great to play against Senegal as a team and also against Sadio," he told reporters at a pre-match press conference.

"We are going to be rivals and after the game we will be team-mates again.

"We had a small chat after the Morocco game, we saw each other and I was checking how his head was. I said