Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says Mohamed Salah could ‘benefit’ from AFCON final heartache

Jurgen Klopp has said that Mohamed Salah could “benefit” from the agony of losing the Africa Cup of Nations final with Egypt, using the pain of defeat to spur him on for the challenges ahead. Salah was on the losing side when Egypt took on Senegal at the Olembe Stadium last weekend. Following a goalless 120 minutes, Liverpool teammate Sadio Mane scored the winning penalty in the decisive shoot-out.

Ad/> Asked about his No 11’s state of mind on returning to training ahead of Liverpool’s midweek meeting with Leicester, Klopp suggested that Salah was upset but not despondent. “He is very disappointed obviously, it was a massive thing,” said the Liverpool manager. Premier LeagueKlopp confirms 'physical monster' Salah could face LeicesterYESTERDAY AT 12:20 “Losing a final is always really, really hard – I can sing that song.

“But losing the way they lost it is especially hard and that’s what he felt as well. So, yes, he is happy to be back but he is disappointed as well, massively so. “We spoke obviously about the tournament and everything and we will see.