Mohamed Salah to offer Man City clarity after goalkeeper change and Liverpool injury update
Liverpool return to Europa League action on Thursday as they travel to Sparta Prague with Jurgen Klopp’s squad continuing to navigate an injury crisis.
The Reds were left without as many as 14 first-team players last month, though the list of absentees had mercifully reduced to 10 players when they clinched a 1-0 win away at Nottingham Forest on Saturday. The presence of the returning Darwin Nunez, Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endo and Andy Robertson was very much a welcome sight at the City Ground.
Klopp’s ranks could be bolstered further ahead of travelling to the Czech Republic, with the German admitting last week that he hoped Mohamed Salah was on the verge of a return.
“I don’t think Mo is too far off, but he will not feature tomorrow,” Klopp said on Friday, ahead of facing Forest. “From there, we have to go. It’s like what we said with the other two. Touch and go, unfortunately that stays the case with Mo for a little bit longer.
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“But I think next week, at any point, it is possible. So he is on the way back, definitely, but not there yet.”
Liverpool will take part in an open training session at the AXA Training Centre from 12.30pm on Wednesday, before travelling to Prague. Upon arrival, Klopp and one member of his squad will face the media at Stadion Letna at 7pm.
Given the ongoing injury woes the Reds have suffered, supporters’ eyes will be glued to live streams of the open training session in hope of being greeted by the sight of a returning Salah. They won't be the only ones though, of course, ahead of Sunday's top-of-the-table Premier
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