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OPINIONMohamed Salah injury provides Liverpool’s biggest question since Jurgen Klopp change
Mohamed Salah’s injury provided the latest scare for Liverpool after he was forced off for Egypt against Ghana but the concern provided a reminder to the Reds strikeforce

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ByStephen Killen
06:20, 19 JAN 2024
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Liverpool star Mohamed Salah suffered a suspected muscle injury during Egypt’s Africa Cup of Nations clash with Ghana. (Image: Photo by MB Media/Getty Images)

The live pictures of Mohamed Salah down on his haunches delivered a brutal gut punch that Liverpool supporters will have felt 4,980 miles away.

International breaks and injuries are three words which have repeatedly come to haunt the Reds under Jurgen Klopp. While the extent of the issue is unknown, star man Salah could become the latest unwanted statistic of players who have succumbed to injury while with their national teams.

“So ‘good luck, see you and come back healthy’. That’s pretty much the words,” was the tongue-in-cheek response from the Liverpool manager on his parting words to Salah and Wataru Endo ahead of their respective Africa Cup of Nations and Asia Cup exploits. Now the medical team at the AXA Training Centre anxiously await the report from the Ivory Coast on the fitness of their talisman.

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Facetious as it may have been, the feeling was replicated by those associated with Anfield. And the fears flooded in as Ahmed Hegazi received the captain’s armband from Salah before the 31-year-old left the field of play at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium grimacing.

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Eighteen days ago, Salah departed for the Ivory Coast on a high after scoring twice in the dominant 4-2 win over Newcastle United. The triumph ensured that they remained top of the table, extending their lead to three points.

From then, the onus was placed on those deputising in his place as the baton of responsibility was handed down to Darwin Nunez, Cody Gakpo, Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz. Harvey Elliott could also be afforded with the opportunity to stake his claim as a right-wing option in Salah’s absence.

Liverpool had been bracing for the departure of their 204-goal icon. While Salah has been stepping up his preparations with Rui Vitoria’s side, it has been so far so good for the Reds – a win in the FA Cup over Arsenal, followed up by a comeback triumph against Fulham to hold a first-leg advantage ahead of their Carabao Cup showdown at Craven Cottage on Wednesday.

There are trickier tests to come with a trip to AFC Bournemouth up next before Chelsea, Arsenal and Burnley follow in the Premier League. Notwithstanding any injury, Liverpool were prepared for Salah to lead Egypt throughout the tournament as they looked to atone for their Africa Cup of Nations final disappointment from two years prior.

A lot of talk surrounding Liverpool this season has been around Klopp’s excitement over ‘Liverpool 2.0’. A new, reinvented Liverpool, spearheaded by the arrivals of Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Endo and Ryan Gravenberch to provide energy into a previously ageing midfield.

Salah was a key cog of that and was the difference in a strong start to the campaign. Questions around the Reds midfield have surrounded Anfield for many years, but the same scrutiny has never faced the strikeforce with the Egyptian in it.

Liverpool have once again been purring. Thanks to the ever-reliable Alisson Becker plus the surge back to form from Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and the newest heroes in Curtis Jones and Szoboszlai.

Now poses a real test of quality for the remaining front five, undoubtedly one of the most feared on their day alongside Salah. They were more than aware of the pressure that was to come at the turn of the year, with Salah jetting off West Africa, and whether they could carry the torch in his absence, inspiring Liverpool in the blood-and-thunder title race.

While concern looms, Vitoria spoke of his quiet optimism over the severity of Salah’s suspected hamstring injury. He said: “I hope not (a big problem). We don’t know yet what the problem is. I hope it’s not a big problem but it was a problem in the first-half.

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“It was difficult timing for us because in the second half, we could only make two substitutions. But now, I don’t know. It’s early to see something, I think it’s not dangerous but let’s see if Salah recovers.”

Liverpool would have been expecting Salah to return to the fold for the trip to Brentford on February 17. Now, as the wait for concrete information on his issue continues, the worry will grow.

In the meantime, Liverpool’s remaining strikeforce has increased pressure on its biggest challenge to date: to prove their match-winning capabilities in the Egyptians’ absence – possibly beyond the initial timeframe.

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Police Thwart ‘Indian Occult Temple’ Setup In Lagos, Arrest Suspects
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By Ikenna OMEJE On Jan 17, 2024

Police Thwart ‘Indian Occult Temple’ Setup In Lagos, Arrest Suspects
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Two men have been arrested in Lagos State for allegedly trying to set up an occultic shrine named ‘Indian Occultic Temple’.

Their intention, it was gathered, was to defraud victims by making them believe that the oracle has powers to make them rich and successful.

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The two men, Ifeanyi Nwodo and Dainel Johnson, were seen making occultic pratices around Agufoye area of Ikorodu, which led to their arrest.

They were among 34 suspects paraded on Wednesday at the state’s police command, Ikeja for engaging in varying crimes including armed robbery, stealing, cultism and unlawful possession of firearms, among others.

“On January 13, 2024, at about 1500 hrs, based on credible intelligence that some boys were seen making occultic pratices around Agufoye area of Ikorodu, operatives of the Command swiftly arrested one Ifeanyi Nwodo ‘m’ aged 39 and Dainel Johnson ‘m’ aged 32.

“Investigations revealed that they were trying to set up their occultic shrine named ‘Indian Occultic Temple’ with intent to defraud victims by making them believe that the oracle has powers of making them rich and successful. Several occult items including moulded human head, crafted human effigies were found in their shrine,” the Commissioner of Police, CP Fayoade Adegoke, said at a press briefing.

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Adegoke, who is approximately one month in office as CP of Lagos, said a total of 16 firearms were recovered in the last one month, including a toy pistol, 72 live cartridges, 75 live ammunition, one expended cartridge, one pistol magazine, six axes, four daggers, one digger, five cutlasses, two vehicles, one POS Machine, fake registration plates and various charms.

“…it is with great sense of professional fulfilment I stand before you today to present to you our achievements in Lagos State Command since my assumption of duty approximately a month ago. Before you today we have a total of thirty-four (34) suspects who have engaged in varying crimes including armed robbery, stealing, cultism and unlawful possession of firearms etc.

“From all these cases which we successfully cracked, we recovered a total of sixteen (16) firearms including a toy pistol, seventy-two (72) live cartridges, seventy-five (75) live ammunition, one expended cartridge, one pistol magazine, six axes, four daggers, one digger, five cutlasses, two (2) vehicles, one POS Machine, fake registration plates and various charms,” the CP said.

According to Adegoke, all suspects would be charged to court at the conclusion of investigation.

He assured Lagosians that the command under his watch would continue to do everything operationally possible to ensure that crime and criminality is brought to the barest minimum in the state.

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