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Liverpool FC have referred Mo Salah to police after a video emerged online which appears to show the star striker driving while using his mobile phone.

The footage of Salah is believed to have been taken on Sunday following the Reds game against West Ham.

In the video Salah can be seen scrolling on his phone as he sits in traffic in the driver's seat.

Fans crowd round the car hoping the Liverpool forward will wind his window down and sign their items for them or take a picture with him, but he focuses on his phone.

Salah then drives a few metres forward in the traffic, while still appearing to be on his phone.

The fans, who appear to be a mixture of children and adults, then chase his car and again crowd round the driver's window, but Salah continues to ignore them, as one child knocks on the driver's window shouting "Mo."

Salah eventually acknowledges the young fans, by giving them a thumbs up, before he drives off again.

Today a LFC spokesman told the ECHO: “The club, after discussion with the player, have made Merseyside Police aware of the footage and the circumstances surrounding it’s capture.

" We have spoken to the player also and will deal with any follow-up internally.

"Neither the club or player will be making any further comment on this matter.”

(Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Merseyside Police tweeted this afternoon that they were 'made aware' of a video of a 'footballer' using his mobile phone - which is understood to refer to the same Salah video circulating on social media.

The tweet read: "We have been made aware of a video believed to show a footballer using a mobile phone whilst driving. This has been passed to the relevant department. Thanks for letting us know."

As of 6pm on Monday a video that had been widely shared had been taken down from the Facebook account which had posted it.