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A solution of a system of equations that involve directional derivatives

Let $f, g : [0,1]^2 \to \mathbb{R}$ be two smooth functions, which are strictly increasing and concave in each coordinate. That is, for every $0 < x,y < 1$ we have $\frac{\partial f}{\partial x}(x,y) > 0$, $\frac{\partial f}{\partial y}(x,y) > 0$, $\frac{\partial^2 f}{\partial x^2}(x,y) < 0$, $\frac{\partial^2 f}{\partial y^2}(x,y) < 0$, and the same holds for $g$.

I am interested in solutions (in $[0,1]^2$) of the system of equations:

$$\frac{\partial f}{\partial x}(x,y) = \frac{\partial g}{\partial x}(1-x,1-y),$$ $$\frac{\partial f}{\partial y}(x,y) = \frac{\partial g}{\partial y}(1-x,1-y).$$

I would like to know under which conditions on $f$ and $g$ this system has a unique solution.

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