Egypt appear to have eased potential fears over Mohamed Salah’s fitness ahead of a busy run-in for Liverpool.
The Reds have a hectic schedule lined-up in the coming weeks, with the club competing on multiple fronts. The Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League are all up for grabs for Jurgen Klopp’s side in the final months of the season.
Liverpool were handed a potential blow shortly before the international break, with the news that Salah had suffered from a foot problem. After returning in a cameo appearance against Arsenal, the 29-year-old was not risked in the final match before the hiatus against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup.
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Salah recovered from the injury to feature for Egypt in the first leg of their World Cup qualifier against Senegal. Salah's shot led to the only goal of the contest ahead of the second leg, which takes place on Tuesday, but there were suggestions from supporters that he looked like he was playing through pain.
Egypt will be without two of their star defenders in Mahmoud Hamdy El-Wensh, through suspension, and Mohamed Abdelmonem, who has suffered a broken nose, for the decider. But in a statement released by the Egypt FA, via The Mirror , it provided an update on their squad and did not mention Salah.
It read: “We have no further injury issues for the qualifying tie, all of the rest of the players in the squad travelled to Senegal, and coach Carlos Quieroz has no further injury issues.”
This suggests that Salah has suffered no further repercussions from his foot injury, providing Liverpool with a welcome boost. He will be hoping to be fit and available when the Reds return to action against Watford in the Premier League on Saturday.
