Mohamed Salah has been ruled out of this weekend’s Premier League match against Brighton and Egypt’s upcoming international fixtures after suffering a rare injury during midweek Champions League action.
Arne Slot confirmed on Friday that Mohamed Salah will be unavailable for the trip to Brighton following his second-half substitution against Galatasaray.
Despite missing a penalty, Salah reached 50 Champions League goals for the club before picking up the injury.
Slot praised his resilience, stating: “That tells you about the mental strength of him, but definitely also of the team because adversity is something we can talk about.”
The injury creates a significant void in Liverpool’s new-look system, which recently featured Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitiké in a more fluid attack.
Slot noted that while tactics are helpful, the team’s high work rate remains the priority during this injury-hit period.
“Unfortunately, we’ve played this tactic before… but usually this season then we’ve got a player injured, we couldn’t do it again,” Slot added.