Mohamed Salah makes his first Liverpool appearance in over a month in tonight’s Champions League clash at Marseille.
Salah last featured for Liverpool as an early substitute in the win against Brighton on December 13, claiming an assist for Hugo Ekitike’s second goal on the hour mark.
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Since then, the forward has been away in Morocco on international duty with Egypt, helping the Pharaohs finish fourth at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Now back on Merseyside, Salah was named in Liverpool’s starting lineup for their penultimate league phase match at the Stade Velodrome.
Prior to leaving for AFCON duty, Salah had gone three games without starting for the Reds and was left on the bench for two of those, resulting in an outburst after the 3-3 draw with Leeds.
The 33-year-old is handed an immediate recall, starting for the first time since the humiliating 4-1 home defeat by PSV Eindhoven in November.
Ibrahima Konate is not involved after returning to France separately for family reasons, with Joe Gomez partnering captain Virgil van Dijk, who is set to make his 350th appearance for Liverpool.
Alexis Mac Allister also returns in midfield as Curtis Jones and Cody Gakpo both drop to the bench.
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Frimpong, Gomez, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Salah, Wirtz, Ekitike
Subs: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Robertson, Jones, Endo, Nyoni, Gakpo, Ngumoha, Chiesa
Injured: Isak, Leoni, Bradley
Unavailable: Konate (personal reasons)
Time and date: 8pm GMT on Wednesday January 21, 2026
Venue: Stade Velodrome
How to watch: TNT Sports
