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Mohamed Salah has joined up with the Egypt national team ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, with boss Hossam Hassan speaking out on the Liverpool star amid uncertainty over his future.Egypt manager Hossam Hassan claims Mohamed Salah always comes back to Liverpool in strong form following spells with his country, whilst rubbishing suggestions of any "crisis" surrounding the superstar. Questions also lingered over whether he'd feature for Liverpool again post-AFCON, with Arne Slot unsure about the circumstances, with the January transfer window just around the corner.With Salah now assembled with the Egypt squad, Hassan shared his perspective on the forward with reporters, as he said: "Whenever Salah's performances dip with his club, he regains his strength with the national team and becomes even better, whether by contributing goals or scoring himself.
Then he returns to his club even stronger.READ MORE: Virgil van Dijk reveals Xavi Simons conversation after red card challengeREAD MORE: Liverpool fear Alexander Isak suffered 'significant' injury while scoring in Tottenham win"Salah's morale in training is very high, as if he were just starting out with the national team, and I believe he will have a great tournament with his country I feel his motivation is very, very strong. His drive could be amplified following Jamie Carragher's harsh critique of the Liverpool star on Sky Sports after his interview.Speaking at the time, the former player-turned-pundit said: "One thing I just want to sort of remind Mo Salah and maybe his agent is that before he came to Liverpool, Mo Salah was known as the guy who failed at Chelsea."That's just a fact.
He's also the greatest player his country have ever had. But what it tells Mo Salah and his agent is, it's not about an individual."You weren't a big star before you came to Liverpool.
