Salah could take 3 to 4 weeks to recover : Liverpool physio
Mohamed Salah has posted a mysterious video on his official Instagram account merely days after sustaining a shoulder injury in the Champions League final with Liverpool, which could impact his availability for Egypt in the upcoming World Cup.
They are placed alongside Russia, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay in Group A.
Steven Gerrard has admitted his disappointment at the way Mohamed Salah’s season ended due to injury in the Champions League final.
Initial statements from the Reds hinted that the ligament damage to his left shoulder would rule him out of football’s showpiece tournament.
And now the 25-year-old has spoken for the first time since his big night was cut short to insist he will fight to star for his country at Russian Federation 2018.
The injury Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp described the injury as “really serious” but in the aftermath of the final.
Before the match Liverpool physiotherapist Ruben Pons confirmed Salah – a hero across the Muslim world – would break his fast for the final after discussions with a nutritionist.
He has been seen without a sling as he undergoes treatment, footage recorded by El Chiringuito TV shows. “I hope we can give the club and the supporters, and of course ourselves, the win over Real Madrid”, said the Holland global. “Your love and support will give me the strength I need”, the 25-year-old tweeted.
Salah, who scored 44 goals for Liverpool this season, came off just half an hour into the game in tears after hurting himself in a challenge with Sergio Ramos.
At one cafe in Cairo, numerous 500 people who gathered to watch the game on a giant screen left when Salah exited the match.
“Salah would not be fit for the Uruguay clash”.
The team’s coach, Argentinean Hector Cuper, said a month before the World Cup kick off that The Pharaohs were banking on Salah in Russian Federation.
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