Mohamed Salah could return to Liverpool training soon: Why Jurgen Klopp needs them to win the quadruple

matches are coming fast of liverpool And their depth is being tested but could get a boost as Jurgen Klopp expects Mohamed Salah to return to training next week. The Reds’ talisman, Salah, has been absent since mid-January. Initially he was on Africa Cup of Nations duty egypt, but that absence has been extended due to a hamstring injury suffered during the tournament. Salah has 14 goals and eight assists in just 20 league matches played, but his presence could be key to giving Klopp a proper farewell by winning the title in front of the Anfield faithful in his final season as Liverpool boss.

“We hope Mo is going in the right direction, but we don’t know if he can be part of training next week,” Klopp said. “But we’ll have to see. He’s going through all the motions now and it looks positive. It’s either next week or the week after that. If you ask him, it’s next week.”

That timetable of naming two different weeks is important for the Reds as they will face a full challenge of matches as they compete in four different competitions. In February they will play in the Premier League, the EFL Cup Final, the FA Cup and then in March they will return to the Europa League.

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While Liverpool have performed largely OK without Salah, their defeat has armory This shows they still need Egypt for big games on their schedule. As matches become more narrow, they become dependent only on diogo jota, Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo will increase the injury risk to the quartet at a time when Klopp will need to rotate his squad as much as possible. Without Thiago And Dominic Szoboszlai In midfield, Klopp already has important rotation questions to consider.

Playing a match every three days, something has to give. The more time Liverpool spend without Salah, the more time will be demanded from the rest of the attack. Young players like Connor Bradley have been integrated, which helps, but this is the time of year during which injuries can rise and leading the Premier League by just two points, Liverpool have much room for error. The margin is not there, especially when they get out of the above challenge to face Manchester City on March 10.

Normally, facing Burnley and Luton Town would be key moments for the rotation, but when the Hatters have scored four goals in consecutive matches, nothing can be taken for granted. The most important thing is that they have matches in front of them, but with so much on the horizon, it is natural to wonder how long Liverpool can continue this quadruple challenge without Salah if his return to training does not come as soon as possible. it occurs.