Striker Mohamed Salah, unavailable for two and a half weeks, is part of the squad called up to face Sparta Prague on Thursday in the Europa League, good news for Liverpool as they approach the summit against Manchester City on Sunday in the league. The 31-year-old Egyptian is one of the 23 players selected for the round of 16 first leg of the Europa League played by the Reds on Thursday March 7 in the Czech Republic, the club announced. Salah has only played 46 minutes at club level since suffering a thigh injury suffered with Egypt in mid-January during the African Cup of Nations. His entry into play on February 17 against Brentford (4-1), where he stood out with an assist and a goal, was followed by a return to the infirmary due to a muscular problem. The Reds’ current top scorer this season, with 19 goals in all competitions, occupies third place in the Premier League scorers’ rankings with fifteen points, behind Erling Haaland (18) and Ollie Watkins (16).
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