Mohamed Salah was to be Liverpool’s biggest star in an important match with Leicester. However, the Egyptian gunner contracted coronavirus during the national team break and will be missing from coach Jürgen Klopp against the Premier League leader on Sunday.
The message was received by Klopp’s implementation team when the staff was bombed. He may quite miss the entire defensive four. For a long time, key defenders Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez are injured and Andrew Robertson have health problems. Midfielders Jordan Henderson, Thiago Alcantara and Fabinho will be missing. Plus Salah.
The 28-year-old striker has returned to England from the Egyptian national team, but will be out of the game for at least two weeks due to positive coronavirus tests. The media pays particular attention to the circumstances in which the team’s top scorer became infected before an important match.
Despite the recommendations and rules given by the Premier League and the club, Salah attended his brother’s wedding at home, which he probably became infected with. “I’m in touch with him all the time, we talk a lot,” Klopp said.
Coach Reds didn’t want to comment too much on attending the wedding. “There’s no reason why I should talk about it in public. What I’m talking about with my players is just between me and them,” he added.
Klopp talked about his friend’s summer birthday party in Germany. Due to him, he even moved the deadline to the time when the coach returned home from England between seasons. At the last moment, however, “Kloppo” decided to apologize for the celebration. “It was outside and it was allowed in Germany at the time, but I decided not to go. My decision.”
“But it was only one event. In other countries and in other events, there is more pressure on you around. Besides, your brother’s wedding is a big thing,” Salaha said. He also admitted that he will definitely miss the key striker against Leicester on Sunday.
“Sometimes it just doesn’t work out. Now it’s hard because of the injuries, that’s a fact. But the rest is between me and Muhammad,” he said.
He prepares his team mainly for experienced shooter Jamie Vardy. He has eight league goals on his account in the current Premier League and is in the first place in the number of goals in the competition.
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