Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has admitted Egypt's loss to Senegal in the African Cup of Nations final is weighing on Mohamed Salah's mind.
The Egyptian star was unable to steer his side to victory as his Liverpool teammate, Sadio Mane, scored the winning penalty kick for Senegal.
Salah is back in Liverpool and in contention for Thursday's clash with Leicester City, and Klopp says the star striker is still feeling the disappointment of losing in Cameroon.
"He's very disappointed, it was a massive thing," said Klopp.
"Losing a final is always really hard, I can sing that song, but losing the way they did was especially hard. He is happy to be back but is disappointed as well, massively so.
"We spoke about the tournament. He will deal with that of course. I hope today [Wednesday] will already be better but yesterday everyone could see he has the final on his mind.
"Is there greater determination for Mo? I am not sure that is human. I don't think there's a lot of space for more determination in Mo's mind. He will benefit off it and we will benefit off it."
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