Mohamed Salah made young Liverpool fan's day after spotting what happened as he left training
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SportFootballMohamed SalahLiverpool fan Louis Fowler and his brother were hoping to catch a glimpse of Mohamed Salah when the youngster injured himselfMohamed Salah is leaving Liverpool FC - and leaving people across the city with memories of the legendary forward. As the ECHO reported back in August 2019, Louis, then 11, and his 10-year-old brother Isaac were waiting outside Liverpool's former training ground at Melwood hoping to catch sight of their football heroes as they left the complex.Louis ran after Salah's Bentley as it pulled out of the gates, but ran straight into a lamp-post and ended up unconscious.
Amazingly, Mo turned his car round and drove back, checking up on Louis and posing with the brothers for pictures they will never forget.The ECHO caught up with Louis and his family afterwards and heard from them of Salah's concern in the aftermath of the incident, which left Louis with a bloody nose.Louis said of Salah: "He was really worried about me, telling me to be safe. He got a picture, and I got a picture."Even though I have hurt my nose badly, I think it was a good day overall since I met Salah."Louis' experience and the pictures of him and his brother with Salah led to a trip to London for appearances on Good Morning Britain and the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire show.The story was also picked up by ITV Granada and Sky Sports, as well as Radio 5 Live and Radio 1's Newsbeat.The previous year, chippy customers were stunned when Salah appeared at Panny's Place chippy on Breck Road, as part of filming for what was believed to be an Egyptian TV advert.He was also spotted on The Dips in New Brighton, where fans Julie and Beryl Clayton were delighted to pose for a picture.Beryl's grandson Steven McMillan shared the photo on Twitter, saying: "My nan met Mo Salah down The Dips and I've never seen her so happy."Speaking to the ECHO, Julie said: “I’m feeling a bit famous!
I’m gutted I didn’t wash my hair! That’s not the Messiah!"Julie added: “He went to give me a handshake and I said ‘never mind that’ and gave him a hug.