Jurgen Klopp: 'Mohamed Salah is ready to start against Sparta Prague'
Owing to the Africa Cup of Nations, a hamstring injury and a muscular problem, Salah has not started a game for Liverpool since their 4-2 Premier League win over Newcastle United on New Year's Day.
The 31-year-old firstly damaged his hamstring during the AFCON but came back with a bang against Brentford on February 17, scoring one and setting up another after replacing the injured Diogo Jota in the first half.
However, Salah's comeback was an extremely brief one, as he was revealed to have suffered a muscular problem in that 4-1 win at the Gtech Community Stadium and was forced to miss the EFL Cup final as a result.
The Egyptian's latest issue was not as severe, though, and he came off the bench in last week's 5-1 first-leg victory over Sparta before also appearing as a second-half substitute in the weekend's 1-1 draw with Manchester City in the Premier League.
Salah's omission from the starting lineup against the treble winners raised a few eyebrows, but Klopp insisted that the decision not to take a risk over the 31-year-old's fitness was not a complicated one.
Egypt have reluctantly left Salah out of their squad for the upcoming international break, but speaking to reporters in Wednesday's press conference, Klopp confirmed that the winger would be in contention to make the first XI on Thursday.
However, the German has stressed the need to err on the side of caution with the ex-Chelsea and Roma man, and with Liverpool boasting a four-goal aggregate lead, it would be a
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