Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – A video clip sparked a wide interaction on social media, showing the Egyptian star Mohamed Salah gifting his shirt to the young Iraqi player Zidane Iqbal, following the end of the Liverpool-Manchester United match.
Manchester United beat Liverpool 4-0 in the Bangkok Cup friendly final in Thailand.
Mohamed Salah participated in the ranks of the Reds, as he entered the substitute in the 60th minute, while Zidane Iqbal participated in the ranks of United at the beginning of the second half of the match.
The Egyptian star, Mohamed Salah, was keen to gift his shirt to the young Iraqi talent Zidan Iqbal, with the aim of giving him support and confidence at the beginning of his football career.
Activists on social media circulated what Salah did with Zidane Iqbal, and one of the tweeters said: “Today’s snapshot of the Egyptian star and the pride of the Arabs, Mohamed Salah, dedicates his shirt to the rising Iraqi talent Zidan Iqbal.”
Today’s snapshot The Egyptian star and the pride of the Arabs Mohamed Salah dedicates his shirt to the rising Iraqi talent Zidan Iqbal ❤️❤️ https://t.co/uMH3oAUuVh
And a tweeter wrote: “The pride of Iraq, Zidane Iqbal, with the giant Mohamed Salah,” and another tweeter added: “The pride of Egypt + the pride of Iraq = the pride of the Arabs.”
And one of the tweeters considered it, “Today’s shot, Mohamed Salah gives his shirt to Zidane Iqbal.”
And the Iraqi journalist Omar Qahtan tweeted: “Today’s clip… Will Zidane Iqbal follow in the footsteps of the example, Mohamed Salah?”