Mohamed Salah 's departure date for the Africa Cup of Nations has been confirmed by Liverpool's Arne Slot.

Salah will leave on Dec. 15 to join up with Egypt for the tournament which runs from Dec. 21 to Jan. 18.

Slot has praised the professionalism of Salah after the forward was left out of the starting line-up in Liverpool's 2-0 victory over West Ham United.

Goals from Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo ended a run of three straight defeats for the Premier League champions at the London Stadium, with Salah remaining an unused substitute.

It was the first time the Egypt international had been dropped to the bench in the league since April 2024, when previous manager Jürgen Klopp was still in charge.

"That is a fair assumption [that Salah was disappointed not to start] and a normal

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