Salah has been tackled more this season already than last season as teams have adapted to how he plays

It was only towards the end of his bulletin on the fitness of numerous Liverpool players that Jürgen Klopp turned his attention, almost as an afterthought, to Mohamed Salah.

The forward was spared the rigours of international duty by Egypt as they gave new talent some game time before this summer’s Africa Cup of Nations and Salah grasped some rare downtime by visiting tropical climes.

Klopp’s update on the 26-year-old focused less on the physical and more on his general well-being.

“He always played pretty much all games everywhere, for his country, for us and all that stuff, so it was really important [he could have a break],” the Liverpool manager said.

“Now he will be here, a full week to prepare for the rest