Manchester United youngster Hannibal mocks Mo Salah’s goal iconic celebration after Tunisia beat Egypt
- Tunisia defeated Egypt 3-1 in a friendly match in Cairo on Tuesday evening
- Hannibal Mejbri joined Hamza Rafia in mocking Mo Salah’s goal celebration
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Manchester United youngster Hannibal Mejbri appeared to mock Mo Salah’s goal celebration as Tunisia defeated Egypt in a friendly on Tuesday night.
The visitors won 3-1 in Cairo thanks to an early goal from Aïssa Laïdouni followed by an own goal from Hamdi Fathi. Egypt pulled a goal back in the first half through Omar Kamal, before Hamza Rafia sealed Tunisia’s victory deep in stoppage time.
The goal sparked wild celebrations among the Tunisian players, with Hannibal joining Rafia in mimicking the yoga pose Salah adopts after scoring.
The Liverpool forward celebrates by standing in front of the fans with his left leg raised to the knee of his right leg and his hands folded in prayer.
The pose is known in yoga as ‘the tree’ and represents balance and grounding.
Hannibal Mejbri (left) appeared to mock Mo Salah’s goal celebration as Tunisia defeated Egypt
The Liverpool forward has made the ‘tree’ yoga pose one of his favorite celebrations
Salah played the full 90 minutes on Tuesday night but was largely kept quiet by the Tunisian defense, while Hannibal won his 26th cap for Tunisia when he came off the bench with just under ten minutes remaining.
The 20-year-old started on Thursday night as the Eagles of Carthage defeated Botswana 3-0 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier to finish level with Equatorial Guinea at the top of Group J with 13 points in six games.
Egypt, meanwhile, defeated Ethiopia 1-0 on Friday to top Group A with 15 points out of a possible 18.
Both teams had already qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations, which starts in January in Ivory Coast.
Salah remained quiet as Tunisia won 3-1 in a friendly in Cairo on Tuesday evening
Hannibal played 41 matches in all competitions. He spent last season on loan at Birmingham and played a prominent role for United in pre-season this summer.
The Tunisian was an unused substitute for the 3-1 defeat away to Arsenal before the international break, but his chances at Old Trafford appear limited with Casemiro, Christian Eriksen, Mason Mount and Sofyan Amrabat all ahead of him in the pecking order.
However, Erik ten Hag seems determined to keep Hannibal at Old Trafford Manchester Evening News reported this week that United had rejected a loan offer from Besiktas for the 20-year-old.
