Mohamed Salah's Injury Update: Relief for Liverpool Fans
Anfield held its breath on April 25.
Mohamed Salah, Liverpool’s relentless constant for nearly a decade, walked off in the 59th minute of a 3-1 win and left something heavier than the scoreline hanging in the air. He applauded all four stands, turned, and disappeared down the tunnel. For many inside the ground, it looked and felt like a farewell wrapped in the dread of a serious hamstring injury.
It wasn’t. At least not in the way they feared.
From panic to relief
Liverpool have moved quickly to calm the storm. The club confirmed that the issue which forced Salah off is a minor muscle injury, not the devastating blow so many had braced for. The statement was clear: Salah is expected to play again before the end of this season.
The twist came in the same breath. The club also underlined what has been looming over Anfield all year – Salah is still anticipated to leave the Reds this summer, with his return framed against the backdrop of the 2025-26 season’s conclusion and his exit.
So the nightmare of an abrupt, injury-enforced end to his Liverpool story has eased. The clock on his time at Anfield, though, keeps ticking.
Van Dijk never doubted him
Inside the dressing room, there was always a different kind of belief.
Virgil van Dijk, speaking after the win over Crystal Palace, backed Salah to fight his way back onto the pitch before the season closes. The Liverpool captain pointed to what everyone at the club has seen for years: a forward who treats his body like a project and recovery like a competition.
“Knowing Mo he is a quick healer with the right people around us and let’s see,” Van Dijk said, acknowledging the weight of the moment. When a player of Salah’s stature goes down at this stage of a season, with only two home games left and a departure on the horizon, it hits differently. The atmosphere at Anfield that night reflected it – applause tinged with anxiety, appreciation laced with fear that this might be it.
Liverpool’s run-in without their talisman
Arne Slot’s side now have to walk a tightrope.
They are chasing Champions League football, locked in a scrap that leaves no room for error, and they will have to do it without Salah in the immediate future. The Egyptian is almost certain to miss the trip to Old Trafford to face Manchester United and the home clash with Chelsea on May 9.
Those are not the kind of fixtures you want to tackle without your most reliable goalscorer.
The schedule doesn’t ease up either. Aston Villa and Brentford still lie ahead, games loaded with jeopardy and consequence. That final-day meeting with Brentford has suddenly taken on a different tone. It is no longer just a potential decider in the top-four race; it is being quietly ring-fenced as the ideal stage for Salah’s Anfield farewell, one last roar for a player who has rewritten the club’s modern history.
The next chapter waits
While Liverpool juggle lineups and tactics to cope without him, the noise around Salah’s future keeps growing.
He has already made his stance public: he wants a new challenge and will be released from the final year of his contract. The separation is coming. The only questions left are where he goes and when he tells the world.
According to Egyptian national team media coordinator Muhammad Murad, that answer is close. Salah is expected to reveal his next destination within days. The interest is broad and serious – Saudi Pro League money, Italian history, French glamour. All lining up for a forward who has delivered 257 goals for Liverpool and carried the club through some of its most defining nights.
For now, Anfield waits on two things: the sight of Salah back in red one last time, and the announcement that will confirm where his story heads once he walks away from the Kop for good.
