Prior to Sunday’s critical Premier League meeting between Liverpool and Arsenal, Mohamed Salah has given the Reds a huge boost.
Mohamed Salah provides latest injury update during rehab as Liverpool ace posts video ahead of Arsenal – Liverpool.com.
Salah suffered a hamstring injury during Egypt’s second game at the Africa Cup of Nations, forcing him to return to Merseyside for treatment.
Although neither the national team nor the club specified a timetable for his return, it quickly became clear that the attacker would be out for longer than expected.
Mo Salah offers a favorable fitness update on social media ahead of Liverpool’s Premier League clash against Arsenal.
Salah’s dreams of competing in the AFCON again were dashed when Egypt was knocked out in the last 16, and it now appears like everything could not have gone better for Liverpool.
Salah posted two videos of himself sprinting the length of one of Liverpool’s training fields to his Instagram Story on Thursday.
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On Wednesday, the team shared a photo of him jogging in running sneakers, but the next day he was back in football boots, signaling that a return to play could be imminent.
Salah is certainly improving, but his trip to London on Sunday to face Arsenal may be too soon for him.
Mohamed Salah is now injured. (credit: Getty).
Manager Jurgen Klopp pulled the 31-year-old out of Wednesday’s 4-1 triumph against Chelsea, and he was unable to travel to the Emirates Stadium before to the game.
Apart from his desire to get fit as soon as possible, he was not under any constraints. We take our time. The Liverpool boss told reporters that if he could speed up the healing process, Thiago would not be out for ten months.
“Mo is unprepared. I’m out of both this game and the next one. Though he isn’t available right now, things could have been worse.”
A win at the Emirates Stadium would put Liverpool eight points ahead of the Gunners, dealing a fatal blow to the team’s title hopes.
Salah may play against Burnley on February 10, unless he makes a surprising appearance on Sunday.
