Mohamed Salah has played his last game for Liverpool
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Image Credits: Imago ImagesAccording to emerging reports from Egypt, Liverpool legend, Mohamed Salah, has played his last game for the Merseyside club.Liverpool got the three points they needed on Saturday afternoon, beating Crystal Palace 3-1 at Anfield to keep their Champions League qualification push firmly on track.Alexander Isak opened the scoring on 35 minutes, Andy Robertson doubled the lead five minutes later, and Florian Wirtz wrapped things up deep into stoppage time after Daniel Muñoz had briefly made it nervy at 2-1.On paper, it was a good day for Arne Slot’s side.But nobody at Anfield is talking about the result tonight.The conversation has shifted entirely to what happened in the second half, when Mohamed Salah went down clutching the back of his left leg and did not come back.The substitution was made, the crowd rose to their feet, and something about the atmosphere inside the ground shifted in a way that felt heavier than a routine injury change.Those who were there will tell you the stadium felt different in that moment — quieter, more unsettled, as if everyone sensed something significant had just occurred.Arne Slot spoke after the game and was measured in his assessment, but his words carried weight.“It’s too early to say but we all know Mo and how hard it is for him to leave the pitch,” the Liverpool manager said.“For Mo to leave the pitch, it shows you something but we have to wait and see how bad it is.” That is not the language of a manager confident his player has escaped serious damage.Now, reports emerging from Egypt have sharpened those concerns considerably, though it must be stressed that Liverpool have not yet issued any official confirmation, and no injury timeline should be treated as definitive until the club’s own medical assessments have been completed following scans.Muscle injuries are complex, and early reports from external sources do not always reflect the full picture.With that caveat clearly stated, the claims are serious.Reports via FikGoal, citing Ibrahim Hassan, Egypt’s national team director, suggest that Mohamed Salah has suffered a muscle tear and faces four weeks out of action.“Ibrahim Hassan, the director of the Egyptian national team, told FilGoal.com, “Mohamed Salah’s injury is a muscle tear and he will be out of action for 4 weeks.”He added, “The technical staff of the Egyptian national team will monitor the developments in his condition, and God willing, he will be present at the World Cup as normal.”Four weeks from now is May 25 — one day after Liverpool’s final game of the season against Brentford at Anfield.The implication is stark.This is already confirmed as Salah’s final season at the club despite his contract running until 2027, and if that timeline proves accurate, he would miss every remaining fixture.Liverpool have just four league games left, two of which are at Anfield — against Chelsea on May 9 and Brentford on May 24.Those were supposed to be the occasions for a proper farewell. Instead, Saturday’s substitution, where Salah took a long, deliberate walk around the perimeter of the pitch, applauding every section of the crowd with visible emotion and frustration, may have been exactly that.He has scored 257 goals in 440 appearances across nine years at the club.
He deserved better than this ending.Whether or not he gets the chance to write a different final chapter depends entirely on what those scan results say on Monday morning.