Liverpool may have a slightly clearer idea of their plans for next season following the latest World Cup qualifier.
Senegal and Egypt went head to head in their two-legged play-off, with Reds team-mates Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah on opposing sides. The first leg ended 1-0 in favour of Egypt, leaving it all to play for in the reverse fixture on Tuesday evening.
Mane scored the winning penalty for Senegal to send his country through to the World Cup later this year. This came just less than two months after he scored the winning penalty to help Senegal win the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Villarreal striker Boulaye Dia opened the scoring for Senegal in the early minutes, to put the tie 1-1 on aggregate. Both Salah and Mane had chances in the match, but the tie ended all square and went to extra time.
Despite a further 30 minutes of extra time, the match remained 1-0 on the night, 1-1 on aggregate, and went to a penalty shootout. Salah missed his spot-kick, as both sides missed each of their first two penalties.
Mane scored Senegal’s winning penalty to send his country through to this winter’s World Cup in Qatar. The tournament, which takes place in Qatar later this year, is due to start on November 21 running until the final on December 18.
Salah will not be at the competition, while Mane will hope to be in the squad for Senegal that travels to Qatar. The draw for the group stage of the tournament takes place on Friday.
