Liverpool news: Mo Salah and Sadio Mane sent warning as AFCON final conversation disclosed

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has fired a warning to Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane as the two stars prepare to return to the club following the Africa Cup of Nations.

Mane's Senegal beat Salah's Egypt on penalties in the final on Sunday night with the Liverpool ace netting the winning spot-kick.

But despite their stellar performances for their countries over the past month, the pair have been warned they face a fight to reclaim their places in the Reds' starting XI.

After netting his winning penalty Mane was seen consoling his Liverpool teammate Salah, with the pair's conversation now being revealed.

And Salah could get over his AFCON heartbreak by claiming a Premier League record this week.

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Mohamed Salah could break a Premier League record when Liverpool take on Leicester City on Thursday.

The Liverpool star would overtake Arsenal stars Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp to become the first player to record double figures for goals and assists for the third time.

So far this season the Egypt star has netted 16 goals and nine assists from just 20 Premier League appearances.

But even if he does lay on a goal for a teammate on Thursday, Salah's spot as the sole player to record a triple-double may not last the season, with two of his rivals also chasing down the remarkable achievement.

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Liverpool's returning Africa Cup of Nations heroes Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah could face a fight to reclaim their places in the Reds' starting XI.

That is because Reds boss Jurgen Klopp has warned he will not play favourites when naming line-ups.

Klopp has an enviable level of depth at his disposal for his forward line after welcoming Harvey Elliott back from injury