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Mohamed Salah could return to training next week after recovering from a hamstring injury, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has confirmed.

Salah suffered the injury while on international duty with Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations, coming off at half-time in the 2-2 draw with Ghana in January.

However, Salah's injury was worse than first feared, with a further scan then revealing a "proper tear" in his hamstring, ruling the 31-year-old out of action for nearly a month.

Salah has enjoyed another impressive campaign for the Reds, with his 18 goals and nine assists in all competitions - including a Premier League-high 14 goals so far this season - helping to maintain the club's push for a historic quadruple.

Liverpool will also be without Thiago Alcantara against Burnley on Saturday after the Spain midfielder sustained a muscle injury in his five-minute substitute appearance in the 3-1 loss at Arsenal last weekend, in his first appearance since April.

"Thiago is not cool," Klopp added. "He showed a lot of things in training on LFCTV and looked outstanding, so we took him, let him play for a few minutes.