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Mohamed Salah called out by Liverpool team-mate days after title triumph

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has been playfully accused of skipping the gym by a team-mate just days after the Reds wrapped up the title. It had been a long time coming, but the Merseyside giants finally landed the trophy .

Salah was among the scorers as the hosts stormed to victory and was . To add to the joy of fans at Anfield, the 33-year-old won't be sailing into the sunset in the summer either, having ended months of speculation by signing a new two-year contract. Less than 48 hours after the euphoric scenes, though, another player critical to Liverpool's title triumph aimed a jibe at the 'Egyptian King'.

Dominik Szoboszlai hit the club gym this morning and didn't miss the opportunity to take a shot at Salah, whose physique and fitness levels have been lauded by Liverpool fans. The Hungarian posted a photo of the fitness equipment with the caption "Where are you? @MoSalah."

The forward didn't take long to respond, though. Less than an hour later, he posted a workout image of his own and wrote "@Szobsolaidominik" with a laughter emoji.

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It wasn't clear whether he was using the same gym as the midfielder, but Salah's muscular frame was on show as he wore a white vest. Indeed, fans responded by praising the star's dedication with another Premier League golden boot now within his grasp.

"That's dedication, and he is 33," said @MalikFaiz58244. "Wish some of our injury-prone players could work on their physique and show the same dedication to want to be the best.

"Work after work," said @mubianakalaluk9m while @dwiANTI joked: "Dom thinks he can beat Mo when it comes to gym session. LOL". @Burning Asphalt added: "He actually thought he had him for a second."

Liverpool still have four league games to play this season, starting with a trip to on Sunday. Salah currently leads the scoring charts on 28 goals, with Newcastle's Alexander Isak closest to him on 22.

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