Liverpool handed huge Mohamed Salah boost ahead of crunch title clash against Man City
Liverpool fans have been able to breathe a huge sigh of relief at the sight of Mohamed Salah back in full training.
The Egyptian talisman has only played 46 minutes for the Reds since returning from the Africa Cup of Nations in January.
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Salah left the tournament with a muscle injury, and then aggravated it upon his return against Brentford, a match he scored in.
That means Jurgen Klopp has only been able to utilise his star man for one half of football in two months.
Now, though, Salah looks close to a full return as he joined his teammates at the AXA Training Ground and looked in good spirits.
First up for the 31-year-old is a Europa League clash against Sparta Prague on Thursday but he could well be rested for a gargantuan Premier League title bout against Manchester City in the following match on Sunday.
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There was some bad news, though, with Curtis Jones and Ryan Gravenberch both absent from the training pitch, despite arriving at the AXA centre without the protective boots they were given in the Carabao Cup final win over Chelsea.
Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher was the subject of social media speculation about an injury, but Alisson Becker’s replacement quashed those stories as fictitious by taking part in a full session.
Remaining on the sidelines alongside Alisson are Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Stefan Bajcetic, Thiago Alcantara, Diogo Jota and Ben Doak.
Recently emerged academy graduate Jayden Danns is also unlikely to feature this week after suffering a concussion in the win against Nottingham Forest last weekend.
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