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Lottie Gibbons

Heartwarming moment Liverpool's Mohamed Salah plays keepy-uppy with young disabled fan

This is the heartwarming moment Liverpool's Mohamed Salah played keepy-uppy with a young disabled fan.

The Reds' are back in action on the European stage tonight as they take on Chelsea in Istanbul.

They are preparing to take their Premier League rivals in the UEFA Super Cup - an early season fixture that pits last season's Champions League winners against the victors of the Europa League.

Mohamed Salah of Liverpool playing football with child during a training session (John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Flying out on Tuesday morning, Liverpool headed straight to Besiktas Park for an evening training session.

But Salah was given a run for his money when a group of young amputee footballers challenged the Egyptian winger to a game of keepy-uppy.

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah during the training session at Besiktas Park, Istanbul. (Adam Davy/PA Wire)

The talented children, from the UEFA foundation, beamed as they shared the pitch with the European champions.

In one video tweeted by the club, Salah can be seen playing one-twos with a child before accidentally kicking the ball out of his reach.

And even Jurgen Klopp couldn't resist getting involved in the action.

Young Liverpool fans get autographs from Mohamed Salah (Adam Davy/PA Wire)

The Egyptian winger also attracted a large crowd of children desperate to take a selfie with Salah and get his autograph.

At Wednesday's opening ceremony, youngsters from the Turkish Sports Federation for the Physically Disabled will also join the Turkish Radio and Television polyphonic children’s choir to sing Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds.

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