Liverpool handed huge AFCON boost as three players to miss key clash

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He has played just 45 minutes of Liverpool's last four games with an explosive outburst after the 3-3 draw against Leeds United coming before that.He was left out of the squad entirely for the trip to Inter in the Champions League on Tuesday, but is set for a return to the fold for this weekend's clash against Brighton before then departing for AFCON, as per The Telegraph.Arne Slot had earlier revealed that talks with Salah had been scheduled with the outcome of that seemingly clear.He said at a press conference on Friday: "I will have a conversation with Mo this morning and the outcome determines how [we proceed].""What I need is a conversation with him and the next time I speak about Mo should be with him and not in here. There's not much more I can say.

I speak to him today and the outcome determines how things will look tomorrow."You can try in multiple ways but I just said the next time I speak about him should be with him. I think there's been a lot of conversations since the last week between his representatives and ours."I think we decided as a club and I was part of that not to take him to Inter.

I talk to Richard Hughes more than Michael Edwards, we speak about many things."The next time I speak about Mo will be with him. I see no reason why I don't want him to stay.