Jurgen Klopp confirms Mohamed Salah is "in contention" for Brentford clash
The Egypt international last played for the Reds in their New Year's Day win over Newcastle United, after which he jetted off to Ivory Coast to compete for Africa Cup of Nations glory.
However, just two games into the tournament, Salah returned to Merseyside with a muscular injury sustained in the group stage, and Egypt's run in the competition subsequently came to a premature end with a last-16 loss to DR Congo on penalties.
The 31-year-old has been rehabilitating at Kirkby over the past few weeks, during which time Liverpool have coped relatively well in his absence, barring a 3-1 loss to title rivals Arsenal two weekends ago.
Earlier this week, Salah was pictured back in full training with the Reds, fuelling optimism that he could be part of Klopp's squad for their Saturday lunchtime trip to the Gtech Community Stadium.
When asked at his pre-game press conference if Salah could see the field in West London, Klopp replied: «Mo is back in full training, [so] that brings him automatically in contention of course.»
Salah's imminent return represents one of a few pieces of good news for Liverpool on the availability front, as Klopp also confirmed that Joe Gomez and Alisson Becker are fit again after illness kept them out of last weekend's 3-1 win over Burnley.
Ibrahima Konate is also back at Klopp's disposal after missing the clash with the Clarets owing to suspension, having been given his marching orders against Arsenal, while Conor Bradley — who has been absent for Liverpool's last two games due to the death of his father — has returned to the first-team
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