Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is working on building up his fitness after picking up a thigh injury during the Africa Cup of Nations.
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah continues his recovery from a hamstring injury ahead of his Premier League return. The Egyptian missed two of Egypt’s matches at the Africa Cup of Nations, being sent off in the second group stage match against Ghana.
There were initially hopes that the 31-year-old would return for the Pharaohs’ knock-out campaign, but there were initially fears of trouble. Louis Vitoria’s side advanced to the knockout stages with a 2-2 draw with Cape Verde but failed to advance to the quarter-finals with a penalty shoot-out loss to Ivory Coast.
Mohamed Abou Gabal crossed for the decisive penalty, and Elephants shot-stopper Lionel Mpasi scored the decisive shot. Salah returned to England to recover from an injury sustained against Ghana after Egyptian media criticized the Ghana captain.
United are set to leave Chelsea at Anfield on Wednesday (January 31) without their striker, who has scored 204 goals in West Africa following wins over Arsenal, Fulham, AFC Bournemouth and Norwich City.
Hours before the game, Liverpool took to their official social media to rush Salah’s recovery at Melwood, posting a photo on Instagram with the caption: “Recovery continues. “The Egyptian remains a doubt for the upcoming clashes with Arsenal and Burnley, but the trip to Brentford on February 17 comes four weeks after his first injury.
Salah’s agent, Rami Abbas, tweeted on January 22 that the striker’s problem was more serious than first thought and that he would be out for up to 28 days. Liverpool boss Klopp has made it clear he will not rush to bring Salah back into the squad immediately ahead of Mauricio Pochettino’s midweek game.
“There was no pressure on him, apart from the fact that he wanted to recover as quickly as possible,” said Jurgen Klopp. “We are not in a hurry. If we can speed up the treatment, Thiago will not be on the pitch for 10 months.” Mo is not ready. To this game, to the next game. “It could be worse, but it’s not available right now.”
