Liverpool star Mohamed Salah is poised to return to training ahead of Wednesday’s key Premier League showdown with Arsenal.
The Egyptian forward was considered a doubt for the midweek trip to Emirates Stadium due to a foot injury suffered during Saturday’s 2-0 win over Brighton on the south coast.
He went down and was replaced by Diogo Jota shortly after netting Liverpool’s opening goal - his 20th of the season - from the penalty spot following Yves Bissouma’s second-half handball at Amex Stadium.
Salah was unable to train on Monday amid concerns he was set for a spell on the sidelines, though was cleared to rejoin his team-mates at Kirkby on Tuesday with a relieved Jurgen Klopp revealing that the issue is less serious than first feared.
“Mo is a tough cookie,” Liverpool boss Klopp said at his pre-Arsenal press conference on Tuesday morning. “We were quite happy and lucky. Swollen, painful, today less so.
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