Like Endo, Salah will also miss Liverpool’s eight matches as Egypt take part in the Africa Cup of Nations.The Ivory Coast competition will take place between January 13 and February 11 with a schedule similar to that of the Asian Games.
However, the winger’s availability remains uncertain after picking up a hamstring injury in the group stage match against Ghana. Salah had to be substituted before half-time in discomfort, but Egypt coach Louis Vitoria said the strike “wasn’t dangerous”. Jurgen Klopp spoke to his star striker ahead of the game against Bournemouth and said further tests are needed to assess the damage.
He said: “We don’t know anything. I spoke with him last night about his injury and his subsequent assessment. That’s what they do now. And we will find out more. He said: “We don’t know anything. I spoke with him last night about his injury and his subsequent assessment. That’s what they do now. And we will find out more.”I was very surprised at that moment… [He] could not see it, as if something had hit him hard. “He’s had hamstring injuries in different ways but he’s felt it and we know how often Mo doesn’t play so it’s inevitable but we’ll see.”
He added: “We will get an ultrasound and an MRI to confirm.”Szoboslai limped off in the 4-2 win against Newcastle on New Year’s Day. 1 minute passed before it was replaced. Klopp: “We wanted to take him out and that was the plan, but unfortunately in the last case it was too late because he felt a hamstring. Now we don’t know to what extent, so we have him on hold “
.The Hungarian has missed two games since then and is set to feature in a third, with the game against Bournemouth coming too soon for his return. But according to Klopp, he is also a “close” player. Robertson dislocated his shoulder while playing for Scotland during the international break in October and has since been sidelined while recovering from surgery.
The left-back was seen speeding up his recovery by doing personal training in warm weather during the winter break in Dubai and has since returned to the club’s AXA training room.Lijnders has advised Robertson that, if all goes to plan, he will return to first-team training at the end of January, with Klopp naming his No.26 as one of the players “closer” to a return.
