MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Mohamed Salah has returned from the African Cup of Nations and will start again for Liverpool in the Champions League in Marseille on Wednesday.
Egyptian stars include A tumultuous month in Liverpool He did not start a game for Liverpool after the 4-1 defeat at home to PSV Eindhoven eight weeks ago, before traveling to AFCON in Morocco.
Liverpool have remained unbeaten in 12 games since then, although there is no impression that they have drawn four games in a row in the Premier League, including four games with Salah on the bench and seven games with Egypt. He also did not accompany Liverpool’s trip to Inter Milan on December 9.
Salah was playing in the AFCON tournament until the weekend, when Egypt lost on penalties to Nigeria in the third-place play-off.
Liverpool manager Arne Slott hinted on Tuesday that Salah could remain in the squad, suggesting: “If you still think there’s a problem, let’s take a look at the squad tomorrow.”
Salah said he felt “thrown under the bus” in December when he was dropped by the Premier League champions after losing a series of matches.
There was speculation that the 33-year-old Salah’s illustrious career would be over and he could be sold to the Saudi Arabian league in the January trade window.
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