Jurgen Klopp provides Mohamed Salah injury update ahead of Arsenal clash

Jurgen Klopp revealed Mohamed Salah is nursing a slight injury and will be monitored ahead of Liverpool’s midweek fixture against Arsenal.

The Egypt international continued his sensational goalscoring form with a second half penalty as Klopp’s side eased to a comfortable 2-0 win over Brighton that hauled Liverpool to within three points of Premier League leaders Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola’s pacesetters face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Monday looking to restore their six-point cushion, before Liverpool face an acid test of their title aspirations at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday.

In an attempt to protect his leading scorer, Klopp took Salah off midway through the second half but admitted there remains a doubt over his participation against the Gunners.

He told BT Sport: ‘We will see. He thinks it’s not serious. But you can see when Mo Salah is sitting down something is not 100% right.

‘I think it was the situation before when he hit the ball and it got blocked, I think the foot got slightly overstretched. We have to see.’

Salah has now scored 30 goals in all competitions for club and country this season and Klopp was delighted with his star forward who contributed to another ruthless performance against opponents who have troubled Liverpool in the past.

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Klopp added: ‘We were good, we knew Brighton are a really good team that can create problems, that’s what we saw from the beginning.

‘Like the last game we need to get used to the opponents. They adapt to us a lot and play in areas to try and hurt