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Liverpool Uses Words from "Umm Kulthum" Song to Praise Mohamed Salah

Liverpool Uses Words from

The official account of Liverpool FC has employed the lyrics of a song by the legendary singer Umm Kulthum to praise their star Mohamed Salah following his two goals against Manchester United. Manchester United visited Liverpool at Anfield for the rescheduled match from the 30th round of the English Premier League. Mohamed Salah successfully ended his scoring drought with two goals against the Red Devils after a long absence, with his last goals being against Brighton on March 12. The official Liverpool account shared a photo of Salah celebrating his goal against United on Facebook, captioning it with the words: "وقف الخلق ينظرون جميعاً" (Everyone stands and watches), taken from the poem "Egypt Talks About Itself," written by the Nile Poet Hafiz Ibrahim and sung by Umm Kulthum. Mohamed Salah achieved a remarkable record in the Premier League by scoring two goals and assisting another in the match against Manchester United, marking it as the sixth match of the current season in which he both scored and assisted, three of which were against Manchester teams according to the statistics network Squawka.

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