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Published 22:00 25 Nov 2017 GMT
Updated 22:05 25 Nov 2017 GMT
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Some questioned why Salah didn't celebrate, assuming that his decision to hold-up his hands was because he didn't want to celebrate scoring against his former team - despite only making 13 appearances for the London club before being allowed leave for Fiorentina on-loan and then to Roma.
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However, others, including Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker, suggested that the Egyptian forward's non-celebration was a mark of respect for the 305 people killed earlier this week in terror attacks in Egypt.
The attack on a mosque has been called the "deadliest terrorist attack" in the country's history.
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