Aston Villa winger Mahmoud Trezeguet has talked about their upcoming clash against Liverpool in the Premier League.
Egypt’s football fans are anticipating one of the most intriguing battles of the season that will take place on Sunday, with Trezeguet and Ahmed Elmohamady facing Mohamed Salah.
Liverpool currently sit third in the Premier League table while Villa trail the Reds by three points at sixth place with a game in hand.
In an interview with Sportsmail, Trezeguet talked about the upcoming clash on Sunday while also revealing the extent of his relationship with Salah.
“It will be a special day in Egypt,” Trezeguet said. “I have played in the national team with Salah for seven years.
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“I play left, he plays right and we reached the final of the African Nations Cup in 2017 and played in the World Cup together the following year.
‘It will be a hard game because of what Liverpool have achieved but we are ready. We are ready to do something good for Aston Villa.
“We have a strong team now, we’ve learned from last year and this year I believe we can do something important this season.
“Salah and I are good friends. We used to meet in London especially when we have time off; we’ll go perhaps for dinner together, along with (Arsenal’s) Mohamed Elneny, (West Brom’s) Ahmed Hegazi and (Villa team-mate) Ahmed Elmohamady.
“We are all good friends, not just colleagues. We know each other’s families, we know everything about each other.
“I’m sure we’ll speak before this game but we don’t talk about it. We’ll just joke, discuss other things. Anything to take the pressure off,” he added.
It’s worth mentioning that the last time both sides met was in the Premier League last May, where Liverpool defeated Aston Villa 2-0, thanks to goals from Sadio Mane and Curtis Jones.
Villa will host Liverpool at Villa Park on Sunday as they look to extend their unbeaten run. Kick-off takes place at 20:15 CLT.
