Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah scored a hat-trick yesterday as the Egyptian welcomed Leeds United to the Premier League with a baptism of fire.
The forward massively stood out at Anfield, with a performance prime Lionel Messi would have been proud of.
After his match-winning strike in the 88th minute, Salah celebrated by covering his ears with the palms of his hands.
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Twitter user Eslam Elkoumy explained this was the signature celebration of fellow Egyptian footballer Moamen Zakaria, who was recently diagnosed with ALS.
This was such a classy gesture from Salah and we at EOTK hope the Al-Ahly star is doing as well as can be expected.
Take a look at the photos below:
Mo Salah’s third goal celebration today was a tribute to former Egypt team-mate Moamen Zakaria, who had to retire from football after being diagnosed with incurable ALS 🙏 pic.twitter.com/OABKYTrmrq
— B/R Football (@brfootball) September 12, 2020
Salah’s celebration in his third goal was dedicated to his national teammate and Al @AlAhlyEnglish player Mo’men zakaria who has a serious neurological disease .. much respect for MO🙏 pic.twitter.com/p3ULzsULlj
— Eslam Elkoumy (@Emk747) September 12, 2020
Salah’s celebration meant more than anyone thinks it does. He gave support to Al Ahly – Egyptian player Momen Zakaraya who suffers a very rare mental illness case which forced him to stop football. Touch of class from Mo ❤️🇪🇬 you can’t hate this guy 🙌🏽 pic.twitter.com/InhDMLhJ3n
— Yassin 🇪🇬 (@CFCYassin) September 12, 2020