Man United star mocks Mohamed Salah cruelly during international victory as Liverpool star replies.
On Tuesday, a friendly international match between Tunisia and Egypt resulted in a remarkable 3-1 victory for Tunisia. Hannibal Mejbri came off the bench to assist Tunisia earn the victory. After Manchester United’s third goal, the Manchester United midfielder led a group of his teammates in making fun of Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, which caused some ruffled feathers for Liverpool.
Tunisia headed to Egypt just a few days after securing their spot in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with a win over Botswana by a score of 3-0. This result allowed them to finish first in Group J, ahead of Equatorial Guinea.
Egypt, led by Salah, were considered to be the favorites, but they were taken aback when they saw Jalel Kadri’s team storm out of the gates and take a two-goal lead after only seven minutes of play.
After only three minutes of play, Aissa Laidouni opened the scoring for the contest. Shortly after that, an own goal by Hamdi Fathi extended their lead.
Egypt got themselves back into the game with a goal from Omar Kamal in the 34th minute, while Hannibal watched from the bench because United has given him a limited role thus far this season.
However, the 20-year-old entered the game with just over 10 minutes remaining, and he was the one who started the celebrations after Hamza Rafia scored the third goal in the 95th minute, which proved that they had won.
Hannibal Mejbri and his Tunisian teammates celebrated beating Egypt 3-1 tonight by mimicking Mohammed Salah’s celebration in front of him. Hannibal 👏 You feeling alright Mo? ☠️ 😂 pic.twitter.com/fygacrqdLL
— United Peoples TV (@UnitedPeoplesTV) September 12, 2023
It was captured on camera that Mohamed Salah was looking on with a smirk of approval as Hannibal and his teammates from Tunisia imitated the yoga celebration that the Anfield icon had performed.
Throughout his time playing for United’s youth team and in his brief stints with the senior squad, Hannibal has never been one to back down from a challenge.
One of his three appearances for United came as a late substitution in a match against Liverpool that ended in a 4-0 loss at Anfield during the terrible season 2021/22.
After spending his little time on the field venting his displeasure on the opposing team’s players, Hannibal earned the ire of Liverpool supporters. On the other hand, the supporters of the losing United team applauded his aggressive play.
Man United star mocks Mohamed Salah cruelly during international victory as Liverpool star replies.