Mohamed Salah instantly proves right Egypt manager's comments on his Liverpool form

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Liverpool IconLiverpool FC NewsFeaturesMohamed SalahMohamed Salah is aiming to win the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time, and he scored the winning goal during Egypt's dramatic opening game against ZimbabweMohamed Salah scored Liverpool's winner against Zimbabwe(Image: AFP or licensors)Mohamed Salah predictably had the final say on proceedings as Egypt got its Africa Cup of Nations campaign under way with a dramatic win over Zimbabwe.Egypt was staring at the possibility of a shock loss when Prince Dube opened the scoring for the opposition in the 20th minute, but Omar Marmoush equalized before Salah won it in injury time.Liverpool forward Salah is aiming to win Afcon for the first time. Despite being the most successful nation in the tournament's history, Egypt hasn't won the competition since 2010 – the year before Salah made his international debut.Salah's winning goal was the perfect way to prove his international manager right, after Hossam Hassan made it clear prior to the Zimbabwe game just how much Salah wants to win the tournament.READ MORE: Arne Slot's blunt response to Harvey Elliott return question speaks volumesREAD MORE: Mohamed Salah has simple explanation for declining interview after AFCON heroics“I am always in contact with Mohamed Salah, and I met him when he joined the camp," Egypt boss Hassan said over the weekend."He has great motivation.

Since I took over the national team, Salah went through some decline in form, but he always regains his balance with the national team because he finds himself with us and with his teammates."Mohamed Salah will remain an icon and one of the best players in the world. His morale is very high, and we must not forget that Mohamed Salah wants to win the Africa Cup of Nations."God willing, he and his teammates will do something special for their country.”Salah is aiming to win Afcon for the first time(Image: AFP or licensors)A winning goal against Zimbabwe won't go down as "something special" – only winning the tournament will do that – but an injury-time winner in the opening game is a good start.Salah's Liverpool future looked to be in doubt ahead of his departure for Afcon, but his appearance as a substitute in a 2-0 win over Brighton suggested he had settled his differences with Arne Slot.Alexander Isak's broken leg has further increased the likelihood of Salah remaining at Liverpool until at least the end of the season.The Sweden international will be out of action for some time after limping out of Liverpool's win against Spurs on Saturday following a challenge from Micky van de Ven."It's going to be a long injury," Slot said of Isak during a press conference on Friday.

"A couple of months. That's a big disappointment for him and for us."