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Joe Gomez is winning his battle to be fit for Liverpool's trip to Crystal Palace this weekend - but doubts remain over Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson.

Gomez withdrew from the England squad over the weekend ahead of their win over Kosovo on Sunday after suffering a knee injury in training.

However, the Reds defender, who played 20 minutes of the 7-0 win over Montenegro on Thursday night at Wembley, has suffered no long-term damage after a clash of knees during a session at St. George's Park.

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It means Gomez is almost certain to be ready for selection when the Reds travel to Selhurst Park to face Roy Hodgson's Eagles on Saturday afternoon.

Two players whose participation in south London remain uncertain, however, are Salah and Robertson as they continue to rehab respective ankle injuries.

Salah has been troubled by a persistent ankle issue since limping out of the 2-1 win over Leicester on October 5 after a poor challenge from Hamza Choudhury.

The Egypt star initially played on after the tackle but was later taken off after succumbing to the problem at Anfield last month.

After missing the 1-1 draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford, Salah aggravated the issue once more in the win over Manchester City before the international break.

Salah flew out to Egypt for a scan with the Pharaohs' medical department before being placed in a protective boot ahead of a return to Merseyside.

The two-time Premier League Golden Boot winner took to Instagram last week to post a video of his treatment from Liverpool physios.

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And the ECHO understands Salah is still rated as a doubt by Melwood's medical staff ahead of the return of Premier League football this weekend.

The same applies to left-back Robertson who withdrew from Scotland duty last week, missing their games with Cyprus and Kazakhstan as a result.

Robertson suffered a swollen ankle in the 3-1 win over City but was determined to report north of the border in an effort to once more captain his national side.

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However, the problem ruled him out for the two games and, like Salah, he will continue to be assessed in time for the game at Palace.

Robertson has been struggling with the issue for a number of weeks, with his training programme carefully managed behind the scenes at Melwood.

The influential left-back missed the Carabao Cup win over Arsenal and only featured as a late substitute in the 2-1 triumph against Genk in the Champions League, before reluctantly accepting it was best to pull out of action for Scotland.

“I don’t care what game it is, I want to play it and my track record in the last five years has shown that," he said. "But I don’t want to pick up more injuries and ruin my season because of it.

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"I’ve had to listen to the people around me when previously I would have told them to beat it. The fact my ankle has swollen up again has made it easier to miss these games.

"For the last two and a half weeks I’ve not trained at all for Liverpool. I’ve trained the day before a game, missed a Champions League game other than the last 15 minutes against Genk and missed Arsenal in the League Cup.”