{"id":938,"date":"2026-04-26T07:48:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T07:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=938"},"modified":"2026-04-26T07:48:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T07:48:54","slug":"mohamed-salah-injury-update-as-blow-threatens-to-end-liverpool-career-early-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=938","title":{"rendered":"Mohamed Salah injury update as blow threatens to end Liverpool career early | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2273089613.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28115352\" alt=\"Liverpool v Crystal Palace - Premier League\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Salah was forced off against Palace with a hamstring injury (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mohamed Salah may have played his last game for Liverpool after he was forced off with a hamstring injury in the win over Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool gave their hopes of qualifying for next season\u2019s Champions League a huge boost with a 3-1 win over the Eagles with Alexander Isak, Andy Robertson and Florian Wirtz on target at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>But the afternoon was marred somewhat with Salah suffering what appeared to be a hamstring injury just before the hour mark.<\/p>\n<p>Salah will leave the Reds at the end of the season, closing the curtains on an extraordinary nine-year career on Merseyside.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-slot ad-slot-container connatix_placeholder_desktop ad-slot-large ad-slot-medium ad-slot-small has-ad-placeholder\"\/>\n<p>But the injury suffered against Palace could bring a premature end to his season \u2013 starting with the trip to Manchester United next weekend where Salah has been so lethal over the years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-slot ad-slot-container mpu_mobile_top ad-slot-small has-ad-placeholder\"\/>\n<div class=\"ad-slot ad-slot-container mpu_tablet ad-slot-medium has-ad-placeholder\"\/>\n<p>While Liverpool are still waiting to learn the extent of the issue, Arne Slot admitted the sight of Salah being unable to continue has him fearing the worst.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Another win and another injury,\u2019 Slot told Sky Sports. \u2018It\u2019s the story of our season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tGet personalised football updates every day\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>Sign up to our daily football newsletter and choose your team to get the latest news, rumours and more about your favourite team.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2273085769.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28115432\" alt=\"Liverpool v Crystal Palace - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Salah will leave Liverpool at the end of the season (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s too early to say but we all know Mo and how hard it is for him to leave the pitch. <\/p>\n<div class=\"trending-now trending-post-strip\" data-personalise=\"1\">\n<ol class=\"trending-now__list\">\n<li class=\"trending-now__list-item accent--football accent--sport\" data-ico=\"trending-ico\">\n<div class=\"article-card\" post-id=\"28110145\">\n<div class=\"article-card__image\">\n<div class=\"img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"363\" 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