Premier League 2025/26: Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah ruled out of match against Brighton due to muscle injury

Mohamed Salah will miss Liverpool’s visit to Brighton on Saturday with a muscle injury – a major blow for manager Arne Slot as he chases a Champions League place next season.

The Egyptian striker was forced off at Anfield on Wednesday after scoring in Liverpool’s 4-0 win against Galatasary, a result that saw him through to the quarter-finals of this season’s Champions League.

Salah, 33, in form, has scored in three of his past four starts after a lean period.

“It is unusual,” Slot said at his pre-match press conference on Friday. «As a result, I think you can expect the outcome. So (he’s) not available for tomorrow.»

Slot did not give a timetable for Salah’s recovery ufdh.

“The good thing for Liverpool and for us is that we are going to an international break,” he said.

‘The bad thing for Egypt is that he can’t go there.

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«We also hope with what Mo has shown in the past that he can recover faster than other players in similar situations because he takes such good care of his body. History has shown that he can be back earlier than some others.»

“But it’s only two weeks before we go again, so let’s hope he can be back in that period.»

Reigning champions Liverpool are fifth in the Premier League, two points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa, with the top five teams almost certain to qualify for next season’s Champions League.

They will face Manchester City in the FA Cup quarter-finals on April 4.

Published on March 20, 2026