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Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is in line to feature against Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday, but right back Trent Alexander-Arnold is ruled out with an injury, manager Juergen Klopp said on Friday.
Alexander-Arnold thrived in a hybrid midfield role for Liverpool in the final months of the 2022-23 season and was at his creative best against Malta in his first international start for a year, scoring a long-range goal and playing a part in two others.
Klopp expects Alexander-Arnold to return after the international break along with midfielder Thiago Alcantara, who is recovering from a calf injury.
Alexander-Arnold limped off in the closing stages of England's 1-0 win after sustaining the injury while clearing the ball.
lopp said he did not understand England boss Gareth Southgate's decision to drop Trent Alexander-Arnold from the squad for their World Cup qualifiers.
Southgate said he could hand Borussia Dortmund teenager Jude Bellingham his first cap when they host Ireland on Thursday.
Trent Alexander-Arnold expressed his happiness after the Reds won the long-awaited Premier League trophy.
Liverpool have 92 points to their name at present, with four games left to take in.
The English teams will experience playing in front of empty stands for the first time which will be strange for the players, according to Alexander-Arnold.
The injury forced Alexander-Arnold to withdraw from England's squad for their Euro 2020 qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Montenegro.
Liverpool's 2-1 defeat at Manchester United last season proved to be a turning point in Trent Alexander-Arnold's fledgling career as it gave him the opportunity to learn from his mistakes, the Merseyside club's right back said.
Salah scored five out of Egypt’s seven goals in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers to lead the national team to the World Cup for the first time since 1990.
