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Rebecca Koncienzcy

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah explains coffee mishap at The Ritz Hotel

Liverpool FC star Mohamed Salah has explained a hilarious coffee mishap that happened at one of the UK's most exclusive hotels.

The 27-year-old was speaking on the new ITV series Inside the Ritz Hotel where he said it was one of his favourite places to stay.

Salah has only recently fallen in love with the swanky hotel, he said: "Because of my job, I've been in many hotels in the world.

"But this is clearly the most beautiful hotel I have ever been."

Mo Salah at The Ritz in London (ITV)

On his first visit he was so taken aback by the opulence of the surroundings, he almost forgot he was in the 21st century.

He said: "The first time I had a coffee here like, they asked us, 'Do you need coffee?'

Mo Salah said he loves the hotel (ITV)

"My favourite coffee is an espresso macchiato, I told them, 'Yeah, you can give me a normal coffee'.

"Then my friend asked me, 'Why didn't you have an espresso macchiato?'

"Then I told him, 'Do you think in 100 years ago they were... espresso macchiato?'"

Mo Salah thought he could not get his favourite coffee is the traditional hotel (ITV)

The Ritz is no stranger to celebrity guests, it has been considered one of the finest hotels in the world since it first opened in 1906.

The Queen has held parties at the venue, most recently for her 80th birthday.

Fashion icon Anna Wintour is a regular and says that the service is 'fantastic', they remove all the old pictures in the rooms for her because they remember she does not like clutter.

*Inside the Ritz Hotel continues on ITV1 on Wednesday at 8pm

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