Liverpool FC might play Saturday's Premier League match against Crystal Palace without Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah according to reports. Both players were reportedly suffering from ankle injuries and were forced out of international duties because of ankle issues. It appears the Scottish left-back and the Egyptian forward are at risk missing the game at Selhurst Park this coming weekend.
Missing Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson could be a setback for Jurgen Klopp's squad. Liverpool is trying to preserve its eight-point advantage over Leicester City at the top of the Premier League. Since Oct. 5, Mohamed Salah has been struggling with his ankle after a strong challenge from midfielder Hamza Choudhury of Leicester City.
The injury forced Salah to miss the match against Manchester United at the Old Trafford which resulted in a draw, which is the only Liverpool dropped point so far. Furthermore, Salah's injury was aggravated with a tackle from Fernandinho when Liverpool won over Manchester City. The Egyptian forward scored nine goals this season and was seen with a protective boot during his international duty with Egypt.
Mohamed Salah in Liverpool training Could he actually be fit for the weekend #Liverpoolfc pic.twitter.com/I9bKiuX3NM — Anything Liverpool (@AnythingLFC_) November 21, 2019
Meanwhile, Andy Robertson was suffering from an ankle injury and was forced out of Scotland when the team faced Cyprus and Kazakhstan at the Euro 2020 qualifiers. At that time, Robertson said that he wants to play regardless of what sort of game there is. He also mentioned that his record for the last five years could prove it.
Mohamed Salah stats in the PL at this stage of the season. Same amount of G+A as his first 2 seasons despite missing one game and played 3 with a ankle problem. Once he fully recovers from his injury, we should see the prime Salah at this time soon. pic.twitter.com/BT6UoMZxxE — Samue (@SamueILFC) November 17, 2019
However, Robertson said that he does not want to have more injuries and ruin his entire season because of it. He added that he has to listen to people around him when he would tell them before to just beat it. The fact that his ankle has swollen up once again made him decide to miss the matches.
Our full training gallery @MoSalah and @andrewrobertso5 were involved in some of the session as we trained at Melwood this evening — Liverpool FC (@LFC) November 21, 2019
Andy Robertson also back in training today #Liverpoolfc pic.twitter.com/fLziBVx7U3 — Anything Liverpool (@AnythingLFC_) November 21, 2019
Robertson revealed that he has not trained with Liverpool for the past couple of weeks. He noted that he had prepared the day before the match, missed Arsenal in the League Cup, and missed a Champions League match. Aside from Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson, Joe Gomez and Jordan Henderson are also suffering from an injury.
