Jurgen Klopp Sends Message to Egypt Coach Amid Feud Over Mohamed Salah's Injury

• Jurgen Klopp has apologized to Egypt coach Rui Vitoria
• The Liverpool boss was criticized over his handling of Mo Salah’s injury news
• Salah will miss some matches for Egypt and Liverpool with a hamstring issue

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has eaten the humble pie and apologized to the Egypt FA over his comments on Mohamed Salah’s injury.

Egypt coach Rui Vitoria was incensed by the fact that Klopp revealed the extent of Salah’s injury before the Pharaoh’s decisive last AFCON group game.

The Egypt FA had initially stated Salah would only miss two games after being forced off during the game against Ghana.

But in a separate press conference thousands of miles away in England, Klopp revealed he had spoken with Salah, and the injury was worse than initially feared.

Klopp also revealed after Liverpool’s win over Bournemouth last Sunday that Salah would have to travel back to England for further treatment to speed up his recovery.

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Liverpool boss issues apology

The revelation of the extent of Salah’s injury led to tensions between Klopp and the Egypt boss, as Rui Vitoria was unhappy with the pre-mature release of the information.

Klopp has since issued an apology in another press conference on Thursday, January 25, as his side prepares to take on Norwich City.

"If I said something too early, then I'm sorry. It wasn't intentionally the wrong thing. I didn't know the situation in that moment,” he said, per The Mirror.

The Liverpool boss also assured Egypt fans that Salah would return to the AFCON tournament should he be fit enough to play and his nation is still competing.

Egypt face DR Congo in the last 16 of the tournament on Sunday, January 27, hoping to advance to the quarter-finals.

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Away from the woes surrounding Salah, Klopp has received a massive injury boost ahead of the game against Norwich City.

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According to the club website, the trio of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dominik Szoboszlai and Andy Robertson are all in contention to get back into the match-day squad.

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