The ankle injury sustained by Salah is the same following a late challenge by Leicester City’s Hamza Choudhury at the start of last month.
Liverpool's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah warms up ahead of the UEFA Champions League group E football match between Liverpool and RC Genk at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on November 5, 2019. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is going to miss Egypt’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Kenya and Comoros after aggravating an ankle injury.
Notably, the 27-year-old was seen struggling with his left ankle following a challenge by Fernandinho during the first half of Sunday’s Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield, which the Reds won 3-1.
However, the star forward was able to continue after receiving treatment and went on to score a crucial second goal for his side in the 13th minute. Salah was substituted after 87 minutes of the game.
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According to reports, the ankle injury sustained by Salah is the same following a late challenge by Leicester City’s Hamza Choudhury at the start of last month. The then injury had forced Salah to skip Liverpool’s match against Manchester United in October.
About the match between Liverpool and Manchester City on Sunday:
Liverpool thrashed defending champions Manchester City 3-1 to give their rivals their worst defeat of the season so far in the 12th week of Premier League action.
It was an exciting contest with both sides featuring high-quality performance, along with a significant amount of controversy – questions, for instance, about the VAR.
Fabinho drew the first blood in the sixth minute of the game.
The lead was doubled by Mohamed Salah within 7 minutes of the goal. Sadio Mane in the second half netted the third one for his team to consolidate his side’s dominance in the game.
However, Bernardo Silva in the 78th minute scored the opening goal for City, but it was too late for Pep Guardiola’s men as they failed to chase down the hosts.
Liverpool travel to south London to play Crystal Palace next on Saturday, 23 November at 8.30 pm (IST), while City play at home to Chelsea at 11 pm the same day.
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