Egypt national team director Ibrahim Hassan has indicated Mohamed Salah will not play for Liverpool again this season after sustaining a hamstring injury. Hassan said he expects the 33-year-old to be sidelined for the remainder of the campaign, a prognosis that would rule Salah out of Liverpool\u2019s final home fixture against Brentford on May 24.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has suffered a hamstring tear and will require four weeks of treatment,\u201d Hassan told Reuters . Any absence of at least four weeks would keep Salah out beyond the season\u2019s last match, and Hassan has said he expects that to be the case.<\/p>\n
With the World Cup approaching and likely to be Salah\u2019s final opportunity to represent Egypt on the global stage, the forward is expected to prioritise recovery ahead of the tournament, which begins on June 11. That timetable makes a return to action for Liverpool before the summer unlikely.<\/p>\n
When Brentford travel to Anfield on May 24, supporters will be aware the match itself may have to play second fiddle to farewells. Left back Andy Robertson has joined Salah in declaring that game as the end of their respective Liverpool careers. While Robertson may still hope for a playing farewell, Salah appears set to miss the chance to leave the field in front of the home crowd.<\/p>\n
Liverpool are planning a public tribute on the final day of the season. The club will parade Salah, dressed in street clothes, onto the pitch after the final whistle so he can deliver a parting message to supporters.<\/p>\n
There is obvious disappointment that Salah will be unable to contribute on the pitch as Liverpool chase Champions League qualification, which is not yet secured. Reds supporters will hope the club have secured a top-five finish before the Brentford fixture.<\/p>\n
One consolation is statistical. Salah\u2019s tally of 193 Premier League goals leaves him fourth on the all-time list. He would have needed 15 more to match Wayne Rooney and 28 more to equal Roger Hunt for Liverpool\u2019s second-highest goals total.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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