Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool will have to wait anxiously to find out the extent of Mohamed Salah's injury after he was injured while playing for Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations.
The 31-year-old striker had to be substituted shortly before half-time in Thursday's 2-2 draw with Ghana after complaining of thigh muscle discomfort.
Klopp said: “We don’t know anything. I spoke to him last night. They'll do more assessments and then we'll know more.
“It was a shock at the moment. He felt it and we all know how rarely Mo has to go, so there was definitely something there. I don’t have any more information at the moment.”
Asked whether Liverpool would send medical staff to the tournament to provide assistance, Klopp added: “We'll see.” It depends on what the diagnosis is.
“They'll do an ultrasound and an MRI and then we'll know what it is and what Egypt is planning. “It's too early.”
Egypt head coach Rui Vitoria said at full-time: “We don't know what the problem is yet.” I hope it's not a big problem.
“The timing was difficult for us because we could only make two substitutions in the second half. I don’t think it’s dangerous, but let’s see.”
Liverpool return to Premier League action at Bournemouth on Sunday, with Klopp not expecting to welcome anyone back from injury. The trip to the south coast comes too soon for Dominik Szoboszlai, while Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andy Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas remain unavailable.
“They are all positive but not ready yet,” Klopp added. “They're all going in the right direction and getting closer and closer and some of them might be in team training next week but I don't expect anyone back for the game against Bournemouth. “I'm hoping no one will be out by then.
“After Bournemouth we might see how the boys do at Fulham but they are all close. Trent close, Dom close, Robbo close. They’re all going in the right direction, but for this weekend’s game, no.”
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Mo Salah is – remarkably – injured. Now Egypt and Liverpool just have to hope and pray
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