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Mohamed Salah is BACK! Liverpool talisman returns to training with huge smile on his face after AFCON injury nightmare as he puts himself in contention for crucial Brentford game

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Salah has not played for Liverpool since New Year's Day, having suffered a serious hamstring injury in the AFCON group stages with Egypt that forced him <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/liverpool-confirm-mohamed-salah-return-afcon-injury-rehab-egypt-manager-rui-vitoria-criticism-jurgen-klopp/blt7cefcdf90354fc64" target="_blank">to return to Anfield early for treatment</a>. The 31-year-old was initially expected to be out for a significant period, but has recovered ahead of schedule, and looked to be in great spirits when stepping out onto the training turf at Melwood on Tuesday morning.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Time for today's session 💪 <a href="https://t.co/XdEOmoCDf4">pic.twitter.com/XdEOmoCDf4</a>— Liverpool FC (@LFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1757410077823078674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

Salah limped off just before half-time during Egypt's 2-2 draw with Ghana on January 18, and was subsequently ruled out of action for a month after being evaluated by medical staff. Egypt exited the AFCON at the round of 16 stage in Salah's absence, ending any hope of <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/no-mohamed-salah-no-party-trezeguet-flops-egypt-penalty-shootout-defeat-dr-congo-afcon-round-of-16/bltdd5b10c89b4e818b" target="_blank">a potential final return for the attacker</a>, who was instead able to focus all his energy into completing a rehabilitation programme at Liverpool's training base.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/back-liverpool-mohamed-salah-injury-recovery-egypt-africa-cup-of-nations-exit/bltf5f6da33616dcb03" target="_blank">Salah started participating in light drills</a> again at the start of the month, but wasn't fit enough to make his return for Liverpool's 3-1 win over Burnley at the weekend. Jurgen Klopp's men are now preparing for a must-win trip to Brentford on February 17, and with Salah now properly back with the first-team, he could put himself into contention for minutes at the Gtech Community Stadium.

DID YOU KNOW?

Liverpool will need to pick up all three points at Brentford to maintain their two point lead over Manchester City at the top of the Premier League standings. Salah's presence could <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mohamed-salah-liverpool-unbreakable-goalscoring-machine-best-player-premier-league-history/blt3b5ed4da418046e4" target="_blank">give the Reds a vital edge</a> heading into the business end of the season, as the Egyptian is still the club's top scorer for 2023-24 with 18 goals to his name across all competitions, despite being absent for their last eight matches.

WHAT NEXT?

Mohamed Salah is BACK! Liverpool talisman returns to training with huge smile on his face after AFCON injury nightmare as he puts himself in contention for crucial Brentford game | Goal.com

Mohamed Salah was spotted back in training at Liverpool with a huge smile on his face on Tuesday, having already recovered from his AFCON injury.