Liverpool handed major Mohamed Salah boost as Egypt decision confirmed

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Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah was involved as Egypt lost 2-0 to Uzbekistan on Friday, but he will be rested for the second game of the international break, in a boost for Arne Slot. Liverpool will hope that Salah can find some form before the AFCON tournament begins and that he will come back from his time away in better shape than last time.

Mohamed Salah has scored five goals this season (Image: Visionhaus, Visionhaus/Getty Images) This season, he has struggled and, like the rest of the team, looked good against Aston Villa and Real Madrid recently, before another tricky game against Manchester City. "The main thing is that he always has scored goals for Liverpool," Slot said in October when he was asked about Salah's form in a press conference.

He's done that his entire life, and I expect him to do that again in the upcoming weeks and months." This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. "It could be a factor [no Alexander-Arnold] as he played his entire Liverpool career [up to this season] with him, but he has been in promising positions to score goals.