Sadio Mane Asks Liverpool to Cancel Special World Cup Ceremony out of Respect for Mohamed Salah

• Sadio Mane stopped Liverpool from celebrating his World Cup qualification out of respect of Mohamed Salah
• The two African football heavyweights faced off in Dakar on Tuesday night, March 29, with Mane, once again, emerging on top
• Sadio Mane also starred as Senegal defeated the Pharaohs to win the Africa Cup of Nations early this year

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has asked the club to cancel a special ceremony to celebrate his World Cup qualification out of respect to teammate Mohamed Salah.

Sadio Mane twice led his Senegalese team to success against Mohamed Salah's Egypt, including beating the Pharaohs in the World Cup play-offs on last week Tuesday.

The World Cup play-offs were yet another heartbreak for Egypt after they were beaten on penalties by Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations final in February.

The Anfield players planned a special 'celebration' for Mane upon his return to the club but the 29-year-old asked for it to be cancelled out of respect to Salah, per tribuna.

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Quizzed on the relationship between Mane and Salah, Jurgen Klopp said:

"No, they are not rivals. You play together in a team and both want to score goals."

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Jurgen Klopp has rejected claims that the relationship between Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane has deteriorated because of their match ups at international level.

Sadio Mane twice led his Senegalese team to success against Mohamed Salah's Egypt, including beating the Pharaohs in the World Cup play-offs in midweek.

Klopp started Salah ahead of Mane in their game against Watford on Saturday, fueling more speculation but the German trainer quickly reacted, insisting the duo have respect for each other.

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2010 finalist Holland were paired alongside the African champions in the draw held in Doha last Friday.

The Dutch national team captain will lead his teammates against the African giants in their opening group A match.