Liverpool welcome Mohamed Salah back for tonight’s Europa League tie with Sparta Prague.

On Wednesday, the Egyptian winger appeared during the Reds’ open training session before it was confirmed that he will feature in the squad. He has been named on the bench in Prague.

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“Mo travelled,” Jurgen Klopp said in his pre-match press conference. “He is with us, he trained two days, so full of energy. We have to see [how much he will play].

“But it is so good that he is back, that is really good for us and you can see in his face he is very happy. A very unlucky situation with being that long out and in for a moment, if you want, at Brentford, played an incredible game there and was out again. That’s how it is.

“We want to be careful, we have to be careful, but in the middle of a super-intense period of the season we need everybody and now let’s see how long we can use him. That’s how it is with him and with others as well. Yeah, just good news.”

Virgil van Dijk is dropped to the bench, with one eye on Sunday’s huge Premier League showdown with Manchester City, while Dominik Szoboszlai is also among the substitutes.

It is still a pretty strong lineup from the Reds, with Darwin Nunez leading the line, Wataru Endo at the base of midfield and Andy Robertson starting at left-back.

Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Gomez, Konate, Quansah, Robertson, Endo, Mac Allister, Elliott, Diaz, Gakpo, Nunez

Subs: Adrian, Mrozek, Van Dijk, Szoboszlai, Salah, Tsimikas, Clark, Gordon, McConnell, Koumas, Bradley, Musialowski

Time and date: 5.45pm GMT, Thursday March 7, 2024

Venue: epet ARENA

TV channel: TNT Sports

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