'Salah played with injury in Champions League final' - Egypt's team doctor makes new revelation about Liverpool star

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has been struggling with injury for two months and played in the Champions League final despite his fitness issues, the Egypt national team doctor says.

Salah sustained an injury in the first half of the Reds' FA Cup final win against Chelsea on May 14.

He was subsequently left out of their next Premier League match and was limited to just 32 minutes in the last domestic game of the season against Wolves amid fears that he would not be able to play against Real Madrid in the European decider.

Salah returned to play the full 90 minutes in the 1-0 loss in Paris and went on to captain Egypt in their African Cup of Nations qualifying match against Guinea earlier this month.

Egypt team doctor Mohamed Abou El Ela has revealed that the 30-year-old was still struggling with his injury when he joined the national squad.

He told On Time Sports: "Salah's injury occurred during the FA Cup final in the adductor muscles, then he played against Wolves and in the Champions League final, and all of this in just 14 days.

"We read a statistic that he's the second highest player in terms of minutes played this season.

"We send and receive players with medical reports, and Liverpool's said that he had pain and should get an x-ray, there's not a 100% fit player, but there's the question of whether he can push himself and play without risk.

"The club thought that one game is enough and we chose the Guinea game because the second against Ethiopia would be hard for him to travel in a long flight. He couldn't play another game after three days."

Salah featured in 51 games for Liverpool in all competitions, starting 45 of those matches.

He also made 15 appearances for Egypt, including the 1-0 win over Guinea on June