KHALED DESOUKI/Getty Images Liverpool will be anxiously awaiting news on Mohamed Salah after he suffered an injury in Egypt's 4-1 win over Swaziland on Friday. According to Goal, the forward was forced off the pitch for treatment in the 88th minute of the match but had to be withdrawn in added time, leaving the Pharaohs with 10 men for the final minutes. The 26-year-old had scored Egypt's fourth goal directly from a corner, taking him past Hossam Hassan to a record 13 goals in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. Salah's injury is set to be assessed, but Egypt assistant coach Hany Ramzy felt optimistic about his fitness. He told BeIN Sports (h/t Goal): "[The] initial diagnosis of the medical staff of [the] Egypt national team is that Salah suffered a muscular injury. He will be examined to determine the details, but in my opinion it is not dangerous." The strike took Salah to 40 career goals for Egypt, though he's still 39 short of Hassan's tally for the Pharaohs. Liverpool will be hoping the injury does not affect his fitness significantly, as they face Huddersfield Town, Red Star Belgrade and Cardiff City this month before taking on Arsenal on November 3. Video Play Button Videos you might like Salah has scored just three times for the Reds in 11 matches this season, but he remains vital to their success.<doc-sep>Who do Liverpool need to sign to re-claim the title? Keep up with all the Reds news with our free daily newsletter Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Mohamed Salah scored directly from a corner in Egypt's win over Swaziland - but was moments later forced off the pitch with an injury. This season the Liverpool forward has struggled to reach the dizzying heights he hit so regularly in the Premier League last campaign. But that doesn't mean to say he is no longer super-human, as he proved in the Pharaohs' 4-1 demolition job on Friday night. Four separate players were on the scoresheet for Egypt, but Salah's goal was the pick of the bunch. Standing over the ball on the corner spot, the striker curled one into the box with his left foot and then watched as it beat the keeper and hit the back of the net. (Image: Twitter) Salah smirked in delight at his unusual goal, which appeared to even take him by surprise, but his enjoyment was short-lived. On the 90-minute mark the Liverpool star had to leave the pitch with a suspected hamstring injury. (Image: Twitter) It appears Salah was taken off as a precaution, what with the game already in the bag. But as Egypt had already made three substitutions they were unable to replace him, meaning they played the remainder of the fixture with 10 men.<doc-sep>The Reds forward scored a record-breaking goal against Swaziland on Friday, but then left the game late due to injury Mohamed Salah has returned to Liverpool for treatment after he limped off with an injury late in Egypt's 4-1 win over Swaziland on Friday, after he earlier scored a record-breaking goal for the Pharaohs. The Liverpool star scored directly from a corner kick just before half-time to make it 4-0, but later had to be removed in second-half stoppage time with an injury. Salah was injured in the 88th minute of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, and had to be treated on the sideline before he returned to the match. But the 26-year-old was unable to shake off the injury and was forced to withdraw from the game in stoppage time, with Egypt playing the rest of the match with 10 men having already used all three substitutions. The Pharaohs would still win the game easily, giving them two wins from three games in qualification thus far. And they have now confirmed that Salah has been permitted to return to England to receive treatment. "Javier Aguirre has decided to let Mohamed Salah return to his club and not participate in the Swaziland match on Tuesday to give him more rest," a statement posted on Facebook confirmed. "During the previous match against Swaziland, Salah complained of stress in the musculoskeletal muscle. He was examined medically and radiation was performed on the area of complaint after the game." By netting the audacious effort from the corner flag, Salah set a new Egyptian record with his 13th career goal in Africa Cup of Nations qualification, going one past previous record-holder Hossam Hassan. Overall, it was the 40th goal of Salah's Egypt career, putting the Liverpool star alone in third place among the African nation's all-time top scorers. Article continues below Only Hassan El Shazly (44 goals) and Hassan (79) have now scored more Egypt goals than Salah. But of more immediate concern will be the Liverpool star's health status, with the Reds returning to action next Saturday against Huddersfield Town. After scoring 44 times last season Salah has yet to hit those same heights in 2018-19, scoring just three goals so far this campaign.<doc-sep>Mohamed Salah limped off towards the end of Egypt's 4-1 friendly win over Swaziland with a "muscle strain". The Liverpool forward scored direct from a corner in the African Nations Cup qualifier in Cairo before appearing to suffer a hamstring injury. Egypt assistant Hany Ramzy moved to ease fears over the 26-year-old's fitness post-match by insisting it was "not a big injury". "The initial diagnosis confirmed that the injury is a muscle strain and there is no possibility of muscle rupture," Ramzy is quoted as saying by www.yallakora.com. "The player needs to have radiation to determine the injury and the duration of his absence. "It is not a big injury, we support him with all our energy and we hope he will return without being affected by an injury as soon as possible." Salah, who hit 44 goals for Liverpool in all competitions last term, has struggled for form so far this season. The former Roma star has scored just three in 11 appearances for the Reds, who return to Premier League action against Huddersfield on October 20. Egypt face a return fixture against Swaziland on Tuesday in Group J.<doc-sep>
Mohamed Salah scored directly from a corner before being forced off with a muscle injury in the closing stages of Egypt's 4-1 win over Swaziland on Friday night. Salah has struggled for goals at Liverpool this season having won the Golden Boot with 32 Premier League goals in the 2017/18 campaign, and has failed to find the target in his last four games for Jurgen Klopp's side. Liverpool fans may take heart from the fact he at least found the net in the Africa Cup of Nations Group J qualifying match at the Al-Salam Stadium in Cairo, albeit in a match against a side ranked 136th in the world by FIFA. Taking an inswinging corner from the right-hand side, Salah produced an audacious effort which caught out the Swaziland goalkeeper and nestled in the goal. But there were concerning signs for Liverpool with Salah in heavy strapping at the end of the match, the forward briefly returning to action after treatment before being substituted a minute into stoppage time. 2:59 Highlights from Liverpool's goalless draw against Manchester City in the Premier League. Egypt are next in action on Tuesday in the return match at the Mavuso Sports Centre in Manzini and Pharaohs' assistant manager Hany Ramzy was hopeful Salah's injury was not too serious. "[The] initial diagnosis of the medical staff of [the] Egypt national team is that Salah suffered a muscular injury," Ramzy told BeIN Sports. "He will be examined to determine the details, but in my opinion it is not serious." Liverpool's next game is away to Huddersfield on October 20 when the Premier League resumes after the international break.