{"id":46378,"date":"2026-04-26T16:44:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T20:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/26\/coach-shares-update-on-mohamed-salahs-injury-as-steven-gerrards-warning-threatens-to-come-true\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T16:44:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T20:44:24","slug":"coach-shares-update-on-mohamed-salahs-injury-as-steven-gerrards-warning-threatens-to-come-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/26\/coach-shares-update-on-mohamed-salahs-injury-as-steven-gerrards-warning-threatens-to-come-true\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach shares update on Mohamed Salah&#8217;s injury as Steven Gerrard&#8217;s warning threatens to come true"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/26\/coach-shares-update-on-mohamed-salahs-injury-as-steven-gerrards-warning-threatens-to-come-true\/#Steven_Gerrard_talks_about_Mohamed_Salahs_injury\" >Steven Gerrard talks about Mohamed Salah&#8217;s injury<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/26\/coach-shares-update-on-mohamed-salahs-injury-as-steven-gerrards-warning-threatens-to-come-true\/#A_sad_end_to_a_brilliant_Liverpool_career\" >A sad end to a brilliant Liverpool career<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mohamed Salah may be playing his last game for the club. The worst fears of the Anfield faithful after he limped off against Crystal Palace in midweek appear to have been confirmed by international sources, suggesting the Egyptian King&#8217;s storied tenure on Merseyside may be coming to a premature and sad conclusion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Egypt assistant coach Ibrahim Hassan said medical tests at the national team camp revealed that Salah had sustained a serious hamstring injury.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download the official CaughtOffSide app to get all the latest news and updates straight to your phone. above <span role=\"presentation\"><u>apple<\/u><\/span>  &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>Google play<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The injury is expected to keep the forward sidelined for at least four weeks, effectively ending his participation in the Premier League for the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Hassan was candid about the seriousness of the problem, telling Reuters (quoted via Al Jazeera): &#8220;I have injured my hamstring and it will require four weeks of treatment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Steven_Gerrard_talks_about_Mohamed_Salahs_injury\"><\/span>Steven Gerrard talks about Mohamed Salah&#8217;s injury<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard spoke on TNT Sport (via Mirror) and expressed grave concern over the news.<\/p>\n<p>The former captain, who himself has experienced the physical toll of high-stakes football, suggested Salah&#8217;s optimism may be misplaced given the nature of his hamstring problem at this stage of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Gerrard stressed that without a proper farewell it would be a tragedy for both players and supporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be sad, but I hope not (that he played his last game).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His current condition is probably worse than Mo thinks, but we won&#8217;t know the true extent until he is properly evaluated by the medical team and an MRI scan is performed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be very sad if he played his last game, not just for Mo but for everyone associated with Liverpool Football Club, because he is a legend and everyone would like to see him get the sending off he deserves.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_sad_end_to_a_brilliant_Liverpool_career\"><\/span>A sad end to a brilliant Liverpool career<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Salah is due to leave the club when his contract expires this summer, and his four-week layoff means he will not have another chance to wear a red shirt.<\/p>\n<p>Since joining from Roma in 2017, Salah has broken almost all of the club&#8217;s goalscoring records and led the club to Premier League and Champions League glory.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>club<\/th>\n<th>Appearance<\/th>\n<th>the goal<\/th>\n<th>assist<\/th>\n<th>Trophies won<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>liverpool<\/td>\n<td>440<\/td>\n<td>257<\/td>\n<td>122<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>If the 3-1 win against Palace was indeed his curtain call, it would mark a quiet end for a player who has provided so many raucous and iconic moments.<\/p>\n<p>While the medical team at the AXA training center are working around the clock to find a miracle, the reality is emerging that Liverpool may have to survive the end of the season and the future without their biggest icon of the modern era.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mohamed Salah may be playing his last game for the club. The worst fears of the Anfield faithful after he limped off against Crystal Palace in midweek appear to have been confirmed by international sources, suggesting the Egyptian King&#8217;s storied tenure on Merseyside may be coming to a premature and sad conclusion. 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