• Lyon defender Malo Gusto attempts to block Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah during their Dubai Super Cup clash at Al Maktoum Stadium on December 11, 2022. AFP
    Lyon defender Malo Gusto attempts to block Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah during their Dubai Super Cup clash at Al Maktoum Stadium on December 11, 2022. AFP
  • Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah greets supporters in Dubai. AFP
    Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah greets supporters in Dubai. AFP
  • Mohamed Salah watches as Lyon's players celebrate scoring. AFP
    Mohamed Salah watches as Lyon's players celebrate scoring. AFP
  • Lyon's players celebrate scoring a goal. AFP
    Lyon's players celebrate scoring a goal. AFP
  • Lyon's French defender Malo Gusto and Liverpool's Greek defender Kostas Tsimikas battle for the ball. AFP
    Lyon's French defender Malo Gusto and Liverpool's Greek defender Kostas Tsimikas battle for the ball. AFP
  • Lyon's Malo Gusto tries to stop Liverpool's Kostas Tsimikas. AFP
    Lyon's Malo Gusto tries to stop Liverpool's Kostas Tsimikas. AFP
  • Malo Gusto challenges Mohamed Salah. AFP
    Malo Gusto challenges Mohamed Salah. AFP
  • Lyon's Castello Lukeba in action with Liverpool's Fabio Carvalho. Reuters
    Lyon's Castello Lukeba in action with Liverpool's Fabio Carvalho. Reuters
  • Lyon's French defender Malo Gusto challenges Liverpool's Brazilian striker Roberto Firmino. AFP
    Lyon's French defender Malo Gusto challenges Liverpool's Brazilian striker Roberto Firmino. AFP
  • Malo Gusto and Kostas Tsimikas jump for a header in the Dubai Super Cup. AFP
    Malo Gusto and Kostas Tsimikas jump for a header in the Dubai Super Cup. AFP
  • Liverpool's James Milner up against Lyon's Brazilian defender Henrique. AFP
    Liverpool's James Milner up against Lyon's Brazilian defender Henrique. AFP
  • Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp watches the action. Reuters
    Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp watches the action. Reuters
  • Liverpool players during the penalty shoot out. Reuters
    Liverpool players during the penalty shoot out. Reuters
  • Lyon's Alexandre Lacazette celebrates scoring their third goal. Reuters
    Lyon's Alexandre Lacazette celebrates scoring their third goal. Reuters
  • Liverpool's Jake Cain in action. Reuters
    Liverpool's Jake Cain in action. Reuters
  • Lyon's Corentin Tolisso in action with Liverpool's Stefan Bajcetic. Reuters
    Lyon's Corentin Tolisso in action with Liverpool's Stefan Bajcetic. Reuters
  • Lyon's Henrique in action with Liverpool's James Milner. Reuters
    Lyon's Henrique in action with Liverpool's James Milner. Reuters
  • Liverpool fans inside the stadium in Dubai. Reuters
    Liverpool fans inside the stadium in Dubai. Reuters

Mohamed Salah and Liverpool return to action in Dubai - in pictures


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Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool were beaten 3-1 in their opening Dubai Super Cup contest against Lyon on Sunday.

The Reds are building up for the return of club football after the World Cup, with their League Cup fourth-round tie at Manchester City first up on December 22 before the Premier League restarts on Boxing Day.

Liverpool were without a host of World Cup stars in Dubai, including Jordan Henderson, Darwin Nunez, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk, but Mohamed Salah took part against French Ligue 1 Lyon at Al Maktoum Stadium, home of Al Nasr.

Fabio Carvalho gave Liverpool an early lead, but Lyon hit back with two goals from Alexandre Lacazette and one from Bradley Barcola.

The Reds were then beaten 5-3 in a penalty shootout, which took its traditional place despite the 90-minute result.

The Reds are in the Middle East for a warm weather training camp, and they will also face Italian giants AC Milan on Friday.

Images from the match can be seen in the gallery above.

The burning issue

The internal combustion engine is facing a watershed moment – major manufacturer Volvo is to stop producing petroleum-powered vehicles by 2021 and countries in Europe, including the UK, have vowed to ban their sale before 2040. The National takes a look at the story of one of the most successful technologies of the last 100 years and how it has impacted life in the UAE. 

Read part four: an affection for classic cars lives on

Read part three: the age of the electric vehicle begins

Read part two: how climate change drove the race for an alternative 

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Herc's Adventures

Developer: Big Ape Productions
Publisher: LucasArts
Console: PlayStation 1 & 5, Sega Saturn
Rating: 4/5

Winners

Ballon d’Or (Men’s)
Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain / France)

Ballon d’Or Féminin (Women’s)
Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona / Spain)

Kopa Trophy (Best player under 21 – Men’s)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona / Spain)

Best Young Women’s Player
Vicky López (Barcelona / Spain)

Yashin Trophy (Best Goalkeeper – Men’s)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City / Italy)

Best Women’s Goalkeeper
Hannah Hampton (England / Aston Villa and Chelsea)

Men’s Coach of the Year
Luis Enrique (Paris Saint-Germain)

Women’s Coach of the Year
Sarina Wiegman (England)

Our legal columnist

Name: Yousef Al Bahar

Advocate at Al Bahar & Associate Advocates and Legal Consultants, established in 1994

Education: Mr Al Bahar was born in 1979 and graduated in 2008 from the Judicial Institute. He took after his father, who was one of the first Emirati lawyers

Three ways to limit your social media use

Clinical psychologist, Dr Saliha Afridi at The Lighthouse Arabia suggests three easy things you can do every day to cut back on the time you spend online.

1. Put the social media app in a folder on the second or third screen of your phone so it has to remain a conscious decision to open, rather than something your fingers gravitate towards without consideration.

2. Schedule a time to use social media instead of consistently throughout the day. I recommend setting aside certain times of the day or week when you upload pictures or share information. 

3. Take a mental snapshot rather than a photo on your phone. Instead of sharing it with your social world, try to absorb the moment, connect with your feeling, experience the moment with all five of your senses. You will have a memory of that moment more vividly and for far longer than if you take a picture of it.

Roger Federer's record at Wimbledon

Roger Federer's record at Wimbledon

1999 - 1st round

2000 - 1st round

2001 - Quarter-finalist

2002 - 1st round

2003 - Winner

2004 - Winner

2005 - Winner

2006 - Winner

2007 - Winner

2008 - Finalist

2009 - Winner

2010 - Quarter-finalist

2011 - Quarter-finalist

2012 - Winner

2013 - 2nd round

2014 - Finalist

2015 - Finalist

2016 - Semi-finalist

Updated: December 11, 2022, 5:58 PM