Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says the team will benefit from the success of Senegal ace Sadio Mane and Egypt star Mohamed Salah at the Africa Cup of Nations.
The pair go head-to-head in the tournament final in Cameroon just hours after their colleagues host Cardiff in the FA Cup fourth round at Anfield.
Both have made pivotal contributions in helping their nations get to the showpiece; with Mane scoring three goals and providing two assists, and Salah netting twice with one assist.
"I watched a lot of games - and it was really obvious Naby (Keita) was the absolute leader in the Guinea team, the same for Sadio in the Senegal team and of course Mo with Egypt," Klopp said.
"When the coach was not there any more (in Thursday's semi-final) because he got a red card, before the penalty shoot-out you saw Mo talking, speaking and all these kind of things with the whole group.
"All the experience these boys in these situations get help us of course. Short-term I'm not sure, long-term definitely.
"It's very important that you get through these kind of things.
"It's difficult obviously to get that far in a tournament, the pressure - they are the superstars so the pressure they had on their shoulders was massive.
"I'm really proud of the way they dealt with it. Now two of them are in the final and we will watch it definitely."
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