Al Ahly head coach Pitso Mosimane says their emphatic win over Pharco shows how hurt and angry they are about losing to Mamelodi Sundowns.
Ahly thrashed Pharco 4-1 in the Egyptian Premier League to move back to the summit of the table, two points ahead of Pyramids after nine games played.
But it was the manner in which they started the game which suggested they were aiming to make a statement to their passionate supporters.
Mohamed Sherif and a brace from Magdy Afsha show them race into a three-goal lead after 13 minutes before Hussein El-Shahat capped off the performance with a late fourth.
“The last match in the league against Misr Lel Mekassa we played the same system and we scored four goals and today we played the [same] system and scored four goals,” he said after the win over Pharco.
“Yes the last match against Sundowns we played a little bit different, you have to have your midfield right against Sundowns because they make small passes inside.
“Our problem against Sundowns was a goal, only the goal. Alhamdulillah, tonight we got the goals and I’m happy for our players to give our supporters hope, to keep them going, to give them hope that we show – that we’re hurt and angry about the last match.
“Our supporters deserve this, this is how to apologise to your supporters. We don’t say who must start with who it’s [determined during] the build-up to the match.”
Ahly face Al-Merrikh and Pyramids next before travelling to South Africa to face Sundowns in the second round of their Group A Champions League schedule.
