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Nathan Ridley

Jurgen Klopp explains why he's left out Mo Salah against Arsenal despite him being fit

Jurgen Klopp insists that "everything is fine" with Mohamed Salah despite benching him for Liverpool's trip to Arsenal.

The 29-year-old picked up an injury during the Reds' 2-0 victory over Brighton on Saturday, having scored a penalty just four minutes earlier. As Salah limped off on the south coast and subsequently missed Monday's training session, doubts began to grow over whether or not the Liverpool star would make the trip to north London.

But Salah was able to recover and do just that - although not enough to make Klopp's starting XI. "He made it, he just had one training session, everything was fine and is fine. He can come on really good," the Reds boss told Sky Sports pre-match. "We have the opportunity to [make changes]. Naby Keita is in a really good moment but we have the opportunity to make these changes so we need to use the boys when they are ready.

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