In Sunday’s vital Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield, Mohamed Salah is only well enough to start on the bench.
Against Sparta Prague on Thursday night, the Egyptian attacker made his Europa League last-16 first-leg comeback after aggravating his hamstring injury. But he doesn’t appear right away this afternoon.
The manager explained Salah’s omission to Sky Sports prior to the game, saying, “It was not his idea or my idea to start him today, but not a big decision.” “We can bring him on, which is super cool.”
In an effort to fully recuperate from his injury, the 31-year-old was earlier excluded from Egypt’s next Winsunited Cup team, which is scheduled for the forthcoming international break.
Since January 1, Salah has only made two starts for Liverpool, both coming off the bench.
Jurgen Klopp and the Reds suffer yet another severe setback when Ibrahima Konate is also sidelined by injury. He began play on Thursday night and was replaced by Virgil van Dijk shortly after halftime. This afternoon, Jarell Quansah will accompany Van Dijk at the center of the defense.
Along with two of Liverpool’s other injured players, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Curtis Jones, Konate was not present for the team’s morning walk before of the encounter.
Before the game, Dominik Szoboszlai is another question mark. Darwin Nunez, who has recently experienced his own injury problems, makes a comeback after scoring twice against Sparta.
Pro players like Thiago Alcantara, Diogo Jota, Joel Matip, Andy Robertson, and Alisson Becker are also absent for the Reds. A key period of the season is approaching, and Klopp is still juggling a lengthy injury list.
With Robertson on the bench next to Kostas Tsimikas and Joe Gomez starting at left back, Harvey Elliott was named up forward, where Salah would typically operate.
Prior to kickoff, Man City, who trail Liverpool by one point, started Jeremy Doku and Ruben Dias on the bench.
Pep Guardiola, the manager of City, selected a formidable-looking starting eleven, with Phil Foden and Erling Haaland leading the way.
