[Getty Images]Aadam Patel - Liverpool reporterTue, December 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM UTC·1 min readLiverpool manager Arne Slot has confirmed Mohamed Salah will depart for Afcon on 15 December, which means his last game before leaving for international duty is expected to be on 13 December against Brighton.
If Egypt go all the way to the final, then Salah will not return until 19 January at the earliest. That would mean missing seven games, including the match against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on 8 January.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSlot refused to say whether he would leave Salah out over the next fortnight, but the Dutchman revealed Salah was disappointed after he was left on the bench on Sunday at West Ham.
Liverpool have lost their past two games at home and Sunderland will be licking their lips at the prospect of winning at Anfield in the league for the first time since 1983.
Regis le Bris' side will go into Wednesday's game ahead of Liverpool in the table and Slot is aware of how tough a test the Black Cats will pose.
