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Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has a “proper tear in his hamstring”, according to assistant manager Pep Lijnders.
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Salah suffered the injury during Egypt’s 2-2 draw against Ghana in the Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday (18). On Monday (22), he had to watch from the sidelines as Egypt drew 2-2 against Cape Verde.
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“It’s expected [he will] return in three to four weeks if everything goes smooth. It will go smooth and it will go right because of how we’ve treated his body before”, said Lijnders. It has already been confirmed that the forward will return to Liverpool on Wednesday (24), for an “intensive rehabilitation programme”.
The team said that Salah’s injury was “worse than first feared”, but he will be treated with a “view to being back in action as soon as possible for club and country, giving him the best chance to return to compete at Afcon”.