Arne Slot declined to offer a definitive diagnosis after Mohamed Salah pulled up with a muscular problem, saying only that the forward would require the \u201cminimum time\u201d to recover. Slot stressed the uncertainty around the issue while underlining Salah\u2019s preparation and history of care.<\/p>\n
Salah made it clear that he had damaged his left hamstring after sinking to the turf. The durable forward went more than two years between muscular injuries before pulling up with a problem back in March. Now he faces the prospect of successive layoffs over a matter of weeks at the end of his final season at the club.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t know. That is the best answer I can give,\u201d Slot warned when confronted with a swarm of questions about Salah\u2019s fitness immediately after the final whistle of Liverpool\u2019s 3\u20131 victory over Crystal Palace on April 25. \u201cIf I say there might be a chance [he may not play again], that is probably all the headlines, that there might be a chance, so we simply don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut what we do know is that the season in four weeks is over. Not a lot of games are being played so we have to wait and see how his injury is, if he can return to play.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I do know about Mo is he has taken so good care of his body all these years that he will have the minimum time required to recover from an injury and let\u2019s hope for the best, that he is available in the last part.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Times cited reports from Egypt predicting Salah could miss about a month, a timeline that would put his availability for the season-ending fixture against Brentford on May 24 in doubt. Liverpool effectively have Champions League qualification assured and no other competition to play for across their remaining fixtures. Salah also has a World Cup with Egypt to consider in the summer.<\/p>\n
Remaining fixtures:
\nSunday, May 3 \u2014 Man Utd, Old Trafford
\nSaturday, May 9 \u2014 Chelsea, Anfield
\nSunday, May 17* \u2014 Aston Villa, Villa Park
\nSunday, May 24 \u2014 Brentford, Anfield<\/p>\n
Salah will almost certainly miss the trip to Manchester United. At the time of the announcement of his Liverpool exit in March, only seven United players had scored more goals at Old Trafford than him across the entire 2020s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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