Mohamed Salah: Liverpool forward could return home from Africa Cup of Nations after suffering injury, says Jurgen Klopp
Mohamed Salah is expected to return to Liverpool as part of his rehabilitation following a muscle injury; Salah was subbed during Egypt's draw with Ghana on Thursday; Egypt say he will miss their final group game and any potential last-16 game if they qualify
Sunday 21 January 2024 19:44, UK
Jurgen Klopp expects Mohamed Salah to return to Liverpool for treatment on the muscle issue he sustained at the Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt.
Reds top scorer Salah is set to miss his country's next two games at the tournament in Ivory Coast after suffering the injury in Thursday's 2-2 draw with Ghana.
Premier League leaders Liverpool initially struggled to create in the absence of their talisman during Sunday's game at Bournemouth, but moved five points clear at the top thanks to a crushing 4-0 win earned by second-half doubles from Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota.
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Klopp feels it «makes sense» for Salah to fly back to Merseyside from AFCON.
«That's the plan,» the German said following victory at Vitality Stadium. «If that's already decided 100 per cent, I don't know. But that's the plan.
»However long he's out, probably everybody sees it like this, it makes sense that he's doing the rehab with us or with our people. If that's written in stone already, I don't know.
«I spoke with him directly after, the night when it happened. Since then he's in contact with our doctor. I think he will be back.»
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Following successive draws against Mozambique and Ghana, Egypt face Cape Verde on Monday evening seeking to progress from Group B.
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