Salah set to return for Liverpool against Man City – Arnes Slot

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has confirmed the return from injury of Mohamed Salah ahead of the club’s FA Cup fixture against Manchester City at the Etihad on Saturday.

Salah missed the defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion prior to the international break with a muscle injury and then did not link up with Egypt during the just concluded FIFA Series matches.

 

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The Egyptian captain has already confirmed his exit from the Anfield outfit which will come at end of the campaign. However, he still has a number of matches to help Liverpool win the FA Cup and secure a European spot.

Another example of what makes Salah special

Speaking ahead of the Man City game, Slot was asked about Salah’s situation and he told Liverpool website: “Close, very close.

“Another example of what makes him special because the moment he got injured there was a bit of a situation where they thought, ‘I don’t think he’s available for City.’ But Mo looked at me and said, ‘I think I will be available for City.”

“He just does so much for his body for such a long time that he recovers so fast. So, he will train with the team again tomorrow and if everything works well then he’s available to be with us at City.”

After facing Man City, the Reds will have a Champions League quarter-final double-header with Paris Saint-Germain looming on the horizon, as well as Premier League encounters versus Fulham and Everton.

Salah’s final Anfield appearance against Brentford

Slot continued on Salah: “Hopefully he can make his legacy even more special in the upcoming weeks and months where we still play for something special. But he will always leave this club as a legend because, as I said, the way this club has performed in the last seasons is also for a large part due to what he’s done for it.

“Scoring goals, having his assists. As I said, as a fan I watched him and that front three with Sadio Mane and Bobby Firmino… everybody is still talking about that, and rightly so.

“And then when I started working with him, I don’t know if it was his best season in terms of numbers, but it was an impressive season because he had the most goals and the most assists and I don’t know if that has happened much with him, let alone with any player in the Premier League.

“He will definitely leave as a legend of this club.”

Salah’s final Anfield appearance for Liverpool is likely to come on the last day of the league season when Brentford visit Merseyside on May 24.