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Liverpool are confident Mohamed Salah will recover from his injury before the season concludes, giving the outgoing club icon the opportunity for a proper send-off.
When Salah was forced off during last weekend's Premier League victory against Crystal Palace, fears emerged that the Egyptian star could miss the remainder of the campaign. With his summer departure already confirmed, that scenario could have meant his last appearance had already come and gone.
However, Liverpool delivered the news supporters had been anxiously waiting for on Wednesday. The issue was identified as a "minor muscle injury" and Salah is expected to be back in contention soon.
The Reds have stated it is "anticipated Salah will return to action ahead of 2025–26's conclusion and his departure." His contract, which was signed in the closing stages of last season following public pressure from the player, had one year remaining. Nevertheless, both parties agreed to an early termination.
Reports earlier this week suggested Salah was the one who triggered the early split, apparently still affected by his rift with manager Arne Slot after being dropped to the bench for three consecutive games in December.
Mohamed Salah's Final Matches With Liverpool
The exact timeline for Salah's comeback from the minor setback that saw him withdrawn against Palace remains uncertain, but Liverpool have four fixtures remaining—all in the Premier League.
That schedule kicks off on Sunday, May 3, when the Reds travel to face Manchester United at Old Trafford. Salah boasts an impressive record against Liverpool's northwest rivals, netting 16 goals across 18 appearances in those encounters. Liverpool then take on Chelsea and Aston Villa, before wrapping up the season against Brentford on May 24—a run that keeps Champions League qualification firmly within their grasp.
Date | Opponent |
|---|---|
May 3 | Man Utd (A) |
May 9 | Chelsea (H) |
May 17 | Aston Villa (A) |
May 24 | Brentford (H) |
Even if Salah's return isn't immediate, Liverpool hosting the final game of the season gives him the best possible chance to secure one last appearance at Anfield.
Salah's World Cup Prospects Improve
Returning to fitness before the club season ends and featuring again for Liverpool boosts Salah's prospects of arriving at the 2026 World Cup in peak competitive condition.
Set to turn 34 just days after the tournament gets underway, this is widely expected to be Salah's final opportunity on the world stage. He was rushed back to fitness ahead of his only previous World Cup appearance in 2018—Egypt having failed to qualify in 2022—after sustaining a shoulder injury in the Champions League final against Real Madrid.
That injury hampered his performances, and Egypt, deprived of Salah at his sharpest, fell in all three group games, with two of those defeats coming via late goals. Dating back to earlier appearances in 1934 and 1990, the nation has yet to win a single World Cup match in seven attempts, giving Salah every reason to want to rewrite that history.
The tournament's expansion to 48 teams makes advancing to the knockout rounds more achievable than ever. While Belgium stands out as the group's strongest side, Egypt faces a relatively kind draw that also includes Iran—should they participate—and New Zealand. Egypt and Salah would be expected to claim points against one or both of those opponents, with as few as three potentially enough to advance.