Arne Slot has confirmed Mohamed Salah will miss Liverpool’s Premier League trip to Brighton & Hove Albion due to a muscle injury.
Salah was forced off during the second half of Wednesday’s Champions League win over Galatasaray at Anfield.
Speaking about Salah’s condition in a pre-match press conference at the AXA Training Centre on Friday morning, Slot said: “Indeed, [it’s] unusual. As a result of that I think you can expect the outcome. So, [he’s] not available for tomorrow.”
Asked about how long he could be sidelined for, the head coach added: “The good thing for Liverpool and for us is that we go to an international break. The bad thing for Egypt is that he can’t go there.
“We are hoping also with what Mo has shown in the past that he can recover faster than other players might in similar situations because he takes such good care of his body. History has shown that he can be earlier back than some others.
“But it’s only two weeks when we go again so let’s hope in that period of time he can be back.”
Liverpool are also assessing Joe Gomez ahead of this weekend’s fixture, despite his inclusion on the bench in midweek.
Slot said: “Joe was on the bench but he wasn’t able to come in. We tried to postpone it as far as we could. He already told me before the start of the game he didn’t feel good. I said, ‘OK, let’s wait to half-time [and] a miracle can happen – we might need you in extra-time.’
“He might be available tomorrow but definitely not to start.”
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