The Egyptian King! Mohamed Salah carries the expectations of a country on his shoulders as he aims to dazzle against Real Madrid... Liverpool success in Paris would be celebrated just as wildly in Cairo as it would be on Merseyside

When Liverpool and Real Madrid take to Stade de France pitch on Saturday evening, Egypt will come to a standstill.

Streets will be deserted, cafes and homes crammed beyond capacity as the hopes of a nation are once again placed on the shoulders of one individual - Mohamed Salah.

Reds fans were right to enthrone their No 11 as the Egyptian King on his arrival from Roma in 2017. Salah has the presence of a head of state and is revered as such in his north African home.

‘The first thing you do when you come out of Cairo airport, there are huge billboards with his face on.