Salah may now be missing for Liverpool’s next two games
Liverpool’s Mo Salah has tested positive for Covid-19, the Egyptian football association has announced.
Salah had joined his national squad ahead of their African Cup of Nations qualifier agains Togo, but will now isolate, with further tests due in the coming hours. The striker is not believed to be showing any symptoms of the virus.
The 28-year-old may now be absent for his club’s home games with Leicester, on November 21, and Atalanta, four days later.
Earlier in the week, Salah was filmed dancing as he attended his brother’s wedding. Pictures and footage from the wedding show the former Roma forward with his mask not covering his face.
Mo Salah tests positive for Covid after doing this at a wedding. Seriously, we need to stop players leaving their club bubbles amid this pandemic.
International breaks are not working on so many levels #LFC pic.twitter.com/02WzezFVuk
— Kevin Palmer 💙 (@RealKevinPalmer) November 13, 2020
His positive Covid test result has raised further questions regarding the timing of the current international break, which many felt should not have taken place with infection rates soaring across Europe and beyond.
Some – Liverpool fans included – have gone as far as suggesting Salah had acted ‘irresponsibly’ by attending the wedding.
Only just seen this Salah wedding footage. It seems incredibly irresponsible given the current moment.
He should probably be disciplined by both the EFA & club. Regardless of whether he caught it there. #LFC pic.twitter.com/8YSzCH1gQ9
— Hari Sethi (@Hari_Sethi) November 13, 2020
https://twitter.com/bobbysteeth85/status/1327272915310686209
https://twitter.com/net_spender/status/1327271949647622145
https://twitter.com/DivaYnwa/status/1327281558458421255
as much as we can blame bad luck, Salah shouldn’t have gone to a wedding without a mask covering his face. It was irresponsible. I understand he couldn’t miss his brothers wedding, but those images of him surrounded by people, while none of them were wearing masks…
— george (@K155L4ND) November 13, 2020
