MO SALAH left Liverpool fans dreaming of a shock early return to Premier League action by sharing a training picture.
And even though the AFCON crock was snapped alone, some supporters even hoped he would be back to “cook Chelsea” at Anfield on Wednesday.
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The Egypt hero, 31, faced a backlash after returning early from the Africa Cup of Nations.
Salah suffered a hamstring injury against Ghana on January 18 that would have kept him out until the quarter-finals this Friday and Saturday.
As it happened, Egypt crashed out at the last-16 stage in a massive shock, losing 8-7 on penalties to DR Congo following a 1-1 draw.
But supporters were encouraged by Salah’s enigmatic post on social media on Wednesday.
He was shown gently jogging at the side of a training field – with no-one else in the picture and no words to explain his situation.
One fan responded: “My guy is back” and another was equally excited as he wrote: “Are you thinking what I am thinking?”
And a third claimed: “This pic is scary to Chelsea fans.”
Salah posted on X earlier in the week: “I will do everything possible to be ready as soon as possible and return to the national team as was agreed upon from the beginning…
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“I also love it and its people… try harder.”
Egypt had spoken out to say they hoped Salah could return to AFCON in the Ivory Coast if he recovered smoothly.
In the event, that potential headache for Liverpool was removed by Egypt’s shock exit.
Salah had netted a late penalty equaliser against Mozambique but went off injured in the second group game against Ghana as his country scraped through to the KO stage via three draws.
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