Mohamed Salah has played his last game for Liverpool but will be fit for the World Cup, according to Egypt’s national team director Ibrahim Hassan.

Salah limped out of the Reds’ 3-1 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday clutching his hamstring, sparking fears he could be set for a long spell on the sidelines.

And Hassan appeared to confirm the worst today, telling Reuters: “He ‌‌has suffered a hamstring tear and will require four weeks of treatment.”

Given he will also need to regain match sharpness, it seems highly unlikely he will be ready for Liverpool’s final game of the Premier League season, against Brentford at Anfield on May 24. Even if he is close, the thought of an emotional send-off is likely to be offset against the potential for a re-occurrence and jeopardising his participation in the summer showpiece in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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