Mohamed Salah Out for Chelsea & Arsenal Clash, Jurgen Klopp Confirms in Latest Liverpool Injury Report

The last several days for the Liverpool team and fans have all been about the Jurgen Klopp announcement. However, it is now time to focus back on the Premier League title race as they face Chelsea in their next game. But, before they face the Blues, the German coach revealed that star player Mohamed Salah is out for the game against his former club.

The absence of the star forward certainly comes at the wrong time before the crucial games. However, the fans will hope the rest of the forward line can compensate for the missing Egyptian forward.

Jurgen Klopp provides discouraging news to the fans regarding the fitness of Mohamed Salah

Liverpool are currently at the top of the Premier League table five points clear of second-placed Manchester City. Hence, they would have loved to have the whole squad available for the upcoming fixtures. But, it looks like it is bad news as star forward Mohamed Salah has been ruled out of the next fixture against Chelsea. Jurgen Klopp, speaking about the fitness of his star forward, stated, “He is injured. It could have been much worse but he is not available at the moment, he is just doing rehab.” The German coach also confirmed that he will miss the game against Arsenal. In terms of other team news, Klopp confirmed that Alexis Mac Allister is fit for the game.

He also confirmed that long-term absentee Thiago has started training for the first time this season. As far as the injury to Salah is concerned, the fans will be relieved with the statements of Jurgen Klopp. The club will also be happy that their star player returned to England to recover from the injury despite opposition from Egypt’s coaching staff.

After the recent elimination of the national team from AFCON, the focus of the 31-year-old forward is back on Liverpool. As far as Jurgen Klopp is concerned, he does not want any controversies for the rest of the season.

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Jurgen Klopp wants full focus on the present and not the future

Liverpool captain Virgil Van Dijk had recently made a controversial statement. After the news of the German coach was made, the Dutch defender also said he was unsure of his future at the club. These comments led to the media creating rumors about the futures of other players as well. However, Jurgen Klopp has disregarded those statements.

He also confirmed that the atmosphere amid the huge announcement is ordinary. The fans will be certainly delighted that the manager got these things out of the way before the rumors got worse.

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The transfer rumors are the last thing the Liverpool fans would want ahead of the games against Chelsea and Arsenal. Will the Reds win both games? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.