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Mohamed Salah saves Egypt and puts Klopp in serious trouble

The Reds' African Cup and Asian Cup representatives are being wished well on Merseyside

By Charles Cornwall

Salah celebrating a goal and Klopp worried
Salah celebrating a goal and Klopp worried
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One of the biggest problems facing Jurgen Klopp at the start of the year will be the absence of two of his best players, as Pharaoh Mohamed Salah and Wataru Endo will be involved with their national teams in the Africa Cup of Nations and the AFC Asian Cup, which run until 10-11 February.

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While Liverpool fans wish their players every success, their absences are very sensitive on Merseyside and they are needed as soon as possible if they are to maintain top spot in the Premier League. So people will be keeping a close eye on the results, as they will be able to celebrate elimination as well as victories for the Egypt and Japan national teams, as a defeat brings them back to Merseyside quicker and a win means their absence is extended and carries a lot of weight at Anfield.

This is a big dilemma for Jürgen Klopp who is responsible for finding suitable replacements for his absent players. Diogo Jota and Cody Gakpo have been and will be the ones in charge of replacing the Pharaoh, although their level is excellent and they are having a good season, Salah is an irreplaceable player, so before his first game for Egypt, where the Anfield Pharaoh was in charge of leading his team's draw against Mozambique in a 2-2 draw where Salah scored 1 goal and 1 assist, the Anfield Pharaoh was in charge of leading his team's draw against Mozambique in a 2-2 draw where Salah scored 1 goal and 1 assist.

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The Pharaoh's numbers in his first game with the Egypt national team

Mohamed Salah is currently one of the best players in the world, so the weight the Egyptian generates is unique, both with his national team and Liverpool. So his numbers against Mozambique make clear the Pharaoh's world class quality as he scored the equaliser, assisted the first goal, was the best player in his team as he also created 5 chances, 1 great chance, 4 third passes, 2 of 3 accurate crosses, 5 recoveries and 1/1 aerial duels won.