Liverpool are hopeful that Mohamed Salah will return from injury in the FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester City on Saturday as the Egypt international prepares for his emotional farewell tour. Salah missed Liverpool’s defeat at Brighton before the international break with a muscle problem sustained in the Champions League rout of Galatasaray. The 33-year-old forward, who announced last week that he would leave Liverpool at the end of the season, was also forced to miss Egypt’s friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Spain. Florian Wirtz, meanwhile, has claimed he has become a stronger player as a result of the problems he encountered after moving to Liverpool. “It wasn’t an easy phase,” Wirtz said on his first few months at Liverpool.

Source: Irish Examiner March 30, 2026 19:20 UTC