Thibaut Courtois shares why Mo Salah was laughing at him during Champions League tie vs Liverpool

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Thibaut Courtois says Liverpool’s players were baffled by how many saves he made during their Champions League clash on Tuesday. You could tell as the game went on that Liverpool’s first-team squad were getting frustrated by the number of saves he was making, with Courtois now sharing what he and some of the Reds’ players were laughing about during the game.

Their performance was much better against Real on Tuesday, but even then, due to Courtois’ form, they only just won the game. And now, while speaking to Stan Sport, the Belgian has shared why Liverpool’s players were laughing with him during the game.

“They started to laugh at me, Virgil, Szoboszlai and Salah, and I don’t know who else started laughing like why and Konate also like ‘why you save this again,’” he said.“And so they were getting a bit desperate at that point, and they started to laugh with it because obviously, I think they also have the final of 2022 still in their memories.“That’s what happened, so obviously it was some good banter in the game [and] eventually they took that final win that is a pity for us, also for me.”Liverpool must keep up their current run of form when they face Manchester City on SundayNow that Liverpool have won two games in a row, there’s a lot more positivity going into the tie than there was a few weeks ago.The Reds finally seem to be getting back on track and back to their best after what was a rather horrendous month for the club in October.At the start of the season, most people thought that Liverpool would easily win the Premier League and the Champions League, but up until this point, they’ve just made things difficult for themselves. Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesManchester City will be no walk in the park, and if Slot doesn’t get his men to bring their A-game against the Cityzens, things could go terribly.