Mohamed Salah injury provides Liverpool's biggest question since Jurgen Klopp change
The live pictures of Mohamed Salah down on his haunches delivered a brutal gut punch that Liverpool supporters will have felt 4,980 miles away.
International breaks and injuries are three words which have repeatedly come to haunt the Reds under Jurgen Klopp. While the extent of the issue is unknown, star man Salah could become the latest unwanted statistic of players who have succumbed to injury while with their national teams.
"So 'good luck, see you and come back healthy'. That's pretty much the words," was the tongue-in-cheek response from the Liverpool manager on his parting words to Salah and Wataru Endo ahead of their respective Africa Cup of Nations and Asia Cup exploits. Now the medical team at the AXA Training Centre anxiously await the report from the Ivory Coast on the fitness of their talisman.
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Facetious as it may have been, the feeling was replicated by those associated with Anfield. And the fears flooded in as Ahmed Hegazi received the captain's armband from Salah before the 31-year-old left the field of play at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium grimacing.
Eighteen days ago, Salah departed for the Ivory Coast on a high after scoring twice in the dominant 4-2 win over Newcastle United. The triumph ensured that they remained top of the table, extending their lead to three points.
From then, the onus was placed on those deputising in his place as the baton of responsibility was handed down to Darwin Nunez, Cody Gakpo, Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz. Harvey Elliott could also be afforded with the opportunity to stake his claim as a right-wing option in Salah's
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