Mohamed Salah will miss Liverpool’s trip to Brighton due to a muscle injury, a setback for manager Arne Slot in the Premier League and Champions League campaigns

Mohamed Salah will miss Liverpool’s Premier League clash against Brighton on Saturday due to a muscle injury, manager Arne Slot confirmed.

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The Egyptian forward was substituted at Anfield on Wednesday after scoring in Liverpool’s 4-0 victory over Galatasaray, which secured the team’s place in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Salah, 33, has found form recently, scoring in three of his past four starts following a lean spell earlier this season. Slot offered no definite recovery timeline.

“It’s unusual,” Slot said at Friday’s press conference. “As a result of that, (he’s) not available for tomorrow. The good thing is the international break; the bad thing is he can’t go to Egypt.”

Slot expressed hope that Salah’s meticulous fitness regime could allow for an earlier return than typical injuries might permit. “But it’s only two weeks until we go again, so let’s hope in that period he can be back.”

Despite his strong form, Salah has scored just five Premier League goals this season, down from 29 in Liverpool’s 2024/25 title-winning campaign.

Liverpool, currently fifth in the league, sit two points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa as they pursue a Champions League qualification spot. Slot admitted attacking inefficiency remains an issue.

“We’re struggling to score goals. Not that we don’t score them, but with all the chances we create, it’s unbelievable we don’t score, given the quality we have up front,” he said.

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Liverpool face Manchester City in the FA Cup quarter-finals on April 4 and will meet Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League last eight.