Mohamed Salah is set for up to four weeks on the sidelines with the hamstring injury he picked up at the Africa Cup of Nations, although both Liverpool and Egypt are hoping for a quicker recovery than that.
Cape Verde's Bryan Teixeira scored a 99th minute equaliser as they held record seven-time champions Egypt to a 2-2 Group B draw at the Africa Cup of Nations,
Previous reports that Salah might only miss two games for Egypt always seemed optimistic and at odds with news he was returning to Liverpool to recover.