World Cup 2018: Mohamed Salah and Egypt crash out of tournament as ace calls for unity following Uruguay’s win over Saudi Arabia
Liverpool star wasn't fit enough to play opener against Uruguay and was unable to make impact in defeat to Russia
MOHAMED SALAH has pleaded for Egyptian unity after seeing his World Cup dream end with Uruguay's win over Saudi Arabia.
Liverpool star Salah was unable to make an impact in Russia after missing the opening game against Luis Suarez's side with injury.
He did recover to make the starting line-up against the hosts on Tuesday night.
But with Egypt tasting defeat in both matches, and Saudi Arabia also suffering back-to-back losses, it means Salah's hopes of reaching the knockout stages are over.
And the ace took the Twitter to urge Egyptians across the globe to stick together and focus on bouncing back.
Salah wrote: "Everyone in the Egyptian team is united and there is no disagreement at all between us. We respect each other and the relationship in the best way."
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The PFA Premier League Player of the Season was dealt a cruel blow last month's Champions League final when he was forced off the pitch with a shoulder injury following a cynical foul by Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos.
It meant Egypt were left sweating over Salah's fitness as he raced to make a full recovery in time for their World Cup squad announcement.
But despite being named in his country's 23-man group, the former Chelsea man was only deemed fit enough for the bench during the 1-0 defeat to Uruguay.
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Four days later, Salah returned to Egypt's starting XI for their must-win clash against Russia, who had beaten Saudi Arabia 5-0 on opening day.
But the hosts cruised to a 3-1 win, leaving Egypt's hopes hanging by a thread.
And Uruguay confirmed Salah's exit with a 1-0 win over the Saudis on Thursday, meaning Suarez and Co will battle with out with Russia to determine top spot in Group A.
