Mohamed Salah injury: Arne Slot reveals update as Liverpool face huge Manchester United clash | OneFootball

Fears that departing Reds legend has played his last game for the club after hamstring issue suffered against Crystal Palace

Liverpool face an anxious wait to determine the severity of a hamstring injury suffered by Mohamed Salah against Crystal Palace.

The Egyptian forward started Saturday’s Premier League match at Anfield and earned a first-half penalty following a sliding challenge by Brennan Johnson that was eventually overturned after a VAR review.

However, Salah’s afternoon was ended shortly before the hour mark when he went down off the ball clutching the back of his left leg and was quickly replaced by Jeremie Frimpong.

Salah walked off slowly and soaked up the adulation of an adoring Anfield crowd, applauding all four stands amid fears that the Liverpool icon - who will leave the club on a free transfer in the summer - may now have played the final game of his illustrious nine-year career on Merseyside, with only four matches left to go this term.

Slot later said in his post-match press conference: “We don't know, that's the best answer I can give because if I say it might be a chance then probably all the headlines are, 'there might be a chance…'

Injury concern: Mohamed Salah went off clutching his left hamstring during Liverpool’s win over Crystal Palace

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“We simply don't know but what we do know is the season is in four weeks over, so there are not a lot of games being played.

“We have to wait and see how his injury is and if he is able to return to play.

“What I do know about Mo is throughout all of these years he has taken such good care of his body that he will have the minimum time required to recover from an injury.

Speaking to Sky Sports on Salah potentially having played his last game for Liverpool, Slot said: “My honest answer is yes, the way he came off, it went through his mind because there are only a few weeks to go but we are hoping he plays for us again.

“You have tests to do and then we have to wait for the prognosis.”

Resurgent Liverpool’s win over Palace was their third in a row in the Premier League and lifted them up to fourth in the table after Aston Villa’s lunchtime defeat at Fulham, behind Manchester United - who meet Brentford on Monday night - only by virtue of having scored one goal fewer so far this season, with their overall goal differences now identical.

The two rivals go head to head at Old Trafford next weekend, before Liverpool then host Chelsea and head to Aston Villa during an important stretch before finishing the campaign at home to Brentford.

Alisson Becker will hope to return against United with the Palace game having come too soon following his return to training in the aftermath of a hamstring injury that has ruled him out for seven matches, with deputy Giorgi Mamardashvili’s absence with a knee issue sustained in the Merseyside derby leading to third-choice goalkeeper Freddie Woodman making his first league start for Liverpool and impressing on Saturday.

Striker Hugo Ekitike is sidelined for months and will miss the World Cup with France after rupturing an Achilles tendon against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, while defenders Conor Bradley and Giovanni Leoni are also long-term absentees, along with Stefan Bajcetic and Jayden Danns.

Wataru Endo did not feature against Palace but is back on the grass following an ankle injury and is expected to play before the end of the season, while Joe Gomez came off the bench after missing the last-gasp win over Everton.