Egypt manager makes Mohamed Salah prediction after Liverpool ace's explosive interview
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Liverpool IconLiverpool FC NewsFeaturesMohamed SalahMohamed Salah and Egypt will kick off their AFCON campaign on Monday with the Liverpool man's national team boss, Hossam Hassan, backing his star man to impressLiverpool and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah is trying to win the Africa Cup of Nations(Image: Ahmed Awaad/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Egypt boss Hossam Hassan has backed Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah to shine at the Africa Cup of Nations ahead of the seven-time winner kicking off its campaign on Monday.Salah created plenty of headlines earlier in the month with his explosive interview at Elland Road, in which he leveled various accusations at his employer. But the situation has calmed down since then, with the 33-year-old now set to lead his country in Morocco."Salah’s morale in training is very high, as if he were just starting out with the national team," Egypt manager Hassan said in a press conference ahead of his team's opener against Zimbabwe.READ MORE: Liverpool has Alexander Isak 'serious injury' fear giving Arne Slot worst-possible scenarioREAD MORE: Virgil van Dijk explains Liverpool 'aim' and shares delight before Premier League first"I believe he will have a great tournament with his country.
Salah will be among the best players at the tournament, and he will remain an icon and one of the best players in the world."So far this season, Salah has scored just four goals in the Premier League — and one more in all competitions — with Arne Slot's side looking better without him in recent weeks.The interview he did when he was left on the bench against Leeds came from a place of frustration, though Salah did play well against Brighton a week ago before making his exit.Liverpool could be without Salah until January 18(Image: 2025 Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA)"There was constant communication with Mohamed during what I don’t want to call a crisis because any player can have a difference of opinion with his coach at his club," Hassan continued."The same situation happened with Salah when he went through a period of not scoring goals with Liverpool. Then he returned to the right path through the national team, and as a result, he came back at an even better level than before."Salah spoke ill of his relationship with Liverpool head coach Slot, but the Reds boss played down the issue when he was asked about it ahead of the trip to Spurs.Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.
He was in the squad and was the first substitution I made."Now he's got AFCON and will play some big games, so it's only fair that all focus is on [Egypt]."Liverpool.com says: AFCON came at the perfect time for the situation to calm down. When Salah comes back, he will be needed at Anfield, given how many injuries Liverpool currently has, but the period away from Merseyside should do him good.