Trabzonspor forward Trezeguet had already struck twice to seal Egypt’s victory when, in the 89th minute, a number of fans began rushing the pitch in Salah’s direction.

The first fan, wearing a Liverpool shirt, appeared to calmly approach Salah before a handful of other supporters charged towards the 31-year-old, sparking a major response from the security on hand at Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Stadium.

Officials in hi-vis jackets flew on to the pitch to apprehend the invaders and were even seen throwing punches at fans who had been tackled to the ground, while Salah himself was escorted away by what appeared to be military officials.

A large group led Salah down the tunnel, with the Liverpool forward appearing to leave the incident unscathed.

Khaled Al-Dirandali, the vice president of the Egyptian FA, admitted after the game he did not feel the fans wanted to hurt Salah.

“I felt worried after more than one fan came on to the field because the number of police on the field was small, but thank God, God covered them,” he told OnTime Sports.

“It was not intentional because they wanted to shake hands with Mohamed Salah, but it could have caused harm.”

Salah, who netted four in a 6-0 win over Djibouti earlier in the week, will be back in action for Liverpool when they take on Manchester City on Saturday at 12:30 (GMT).

The hosts fought back from 2-0 down to secure their Premier League survival in the penultimate game of the season.

Fans came onto the pitch to celebrate Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s 85th-minute winner and after the final whistle.

The Football Association said fans used “threatening and violent behaviour” as they invaded the pitch.

Everton admitted failing to control the crowd.

More to follow.

Footage on Sky Sports News showed the Arsenal legend kicking an Everton fan who appeared to taunt him as he made his way across the pitch and back to the dressing room.

He appeared to be shown turning around and reacting to the provocation of the supporter following the pitch invasion on Thursday night.

The incident cast an ugly shadow on what was an otherwise special night for Everton after escaping relegation in such fairytale style.

However, Viera declined to comment on the incident but expressed his disappointment in his team’s performance as Crystal Palace threw away a 2-0 lead.

“Disappointed as in the first half we played some really good football and controlled the tempo of the game and tactically. We came into the second half with confidence but did not respect the game as much as in the first half.”

“Slowly they started to get into the game. The first goal woke up the crowd and it became difficult for us. The game went into a fight and we could not cope with it,” Vieira told Sky Sports.