Official: Mohamed Salah OUT of Egypt friendly in Liverpool fitness boost

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Mohamed Salah will not be involved when Egypt face Cape Verde in their second friendly of the November break, which Liverpool can consider a boost for fitness. Salah played the full 90 minutes as Egypt were humbled 2-0 by Uzbekistan in their first of two friendlies in the Al Ain International Cup on Friday.

That defeat set up a third-place decider against Cape Verde on Monday, with the absence of a number of key players suggesting Liverpool’s No. Last month Salah scored twice in a 3-0 victory over Djibouti to secure a place at next summer’s World Cup, before watching on in their dead-rubber qualifier against Guinea-Bissau.

When Salah is next expected to feature for Liverpool Salah’s absence against Cape Verde is not due to impact his availability for Liverpool, who face Nottingham Forest at Anfield next weekend. Alisson also missed out on the Brazil squad but is due to return to full fitness during the current break, and could be in line to start against Forest.