A statue intended to pay homage to Egyptian hero Mohamed Salah has been ridiculed for barely resembling the Liverpool forward.

The bronze figure, unveiled in Sharm el-Sheikh, depicts Salah in his familiar celebratory pose with both arms held aloft and his palms facing the sky.

The artwork was on display at the World Youth Forum on Sunday.

The statue was created Egyptian sculptor Mia Abdel Allah who told the Egyptian Independent that she 'found it is distinguished and executable'.

That view was not shared by all, with fans on Twitter likening the statue to Art Garfunkel, Simply Red front man Mick Hucknall and former Arsenal striker Alan Sunderland.