Mohamed Salah lay have played his final match for Liverpool as he limped off with what looked like a hamstring injury. A matter of weeks ago, Salah announced he would be departing the club at the end of the season.
His emotional announcement sparked the beginning of his Reds’ farewell tour. This afternoon, Crystal Palace were the latest opponents in his final stretch of matches as a Liverpool player. However, the Eagles may have been his final opponent, as the Egyptian went down with what appeared to be a hamstring injury. He was soon replaced by Jeremie Frimpong, who watched the iconic forward applaud the home fans with an emotional look in his eye.
Watching the game, former Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood admitted he immediately felt worried when he saw Salah go down. Speaking on Sky, he said: “Worrying. This could be the end in a Liverpool shirt, done his hamstring.
“Frimpong’s going to come on and it doesn’t look good, if he’s coming off for a hamstring. It wasn’t when he was running, he tries to pass the ball and you see him pull up and grab his left hamstring.
“This is the end of Mohamed Salah in a Liverpool shirt, what a sad way to end. He will get an amazing ovation. What a shame, what a shame it has to end this way, there’s no way he’s back for that last game against Brentford.”
Iconic Reds midfielder Steven Gerrard also said he believed the injury looks like a bad one. The ex-Liverpool captain said: “Yes it will be let’s hope that’s not the case.
“As Joe will tell you, until you get it really assessed by the medical team and you have an MRI on it, you don’t really know the extent.
“But if that’s the case and it is his last game it’ll be extremely sad, not just for Mo, for everyone connected to Liverpool football club because he’s been a legend and everyone wants to see him get the send off he deserves.”
If this proves to be Salah’s final stand, he will depart Anfield at the end of the campaign having contributed 257 goals and 122 assists in 439 appearances. Moreover, Salah will also depart having won two Premier League titles, the FA Cup, the Champions League, the Club World Cup and two League Cups.