Dejan Lovren has sent former Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah a heartfelt message after Egypt were beaten 3-1 on penalties by Senegal in their World Cup decider.
In what was a repeat of the Africa Cup of Nations final from earlier this year, penalties were needed to separate the sides and decide who would be on the plane to Qatar. Egypt led Senegal 1-0 following the first leg in Cairo but an early own goal from Hamdi Fathi levelled the scoreline on aggregate for Senegal in the second leg in Dakar on Tuesday night.
That was the way it stayed, so after 120 minutes of football, the match went to spot-kicks. Salah stepped up first for his country in the shootout but sent his effort over the crossbar. His Liverpool team-mate Sadio Mane then went on to score the winning penalty and send Senegal to the 2022 World Cup.
