Edouard Mendy concedes howler on Al Ahli debut

A moment to forget

Al Ahli were 2-0 up at the time after a brace from fellow debutant Roberto Firmino had them in control. The second of Firmino's goals was assisted by Riyad Mahrez.

Mendy cheaply gave away possession of the ball to the Al Hazm attacker, who was afforded plenty of time to regain his composure before lobbing the helpless goalkeeper, who could only get to the goal by the time the ball had hit the back of the net.

The Senegal international looked visibly frustrated with himself after allowing the opposition a way back into the game so easily.

Mendy left Chelsea in the summer after being deemed surplus to requirements by Mauricio Pochettino and has subsequently been replaced by Brighton's Robert Sanchez.

He was one of several players to swap the Premier League for Saudi Arabia, including ex-Chelsea teammates Kalidou Koulibaly and N'Golo Kante as well as other high profile names such as Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo and more.

Chelsea meanwhile look close to securing deals for Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia, beating Liverpool to the signature of both players - the side they face in their league opener on Sunday.

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