Liverpool star Mohamed Salah is suffering from a "sprained" twisting of his left ankle, according to English press reports on Thursday.
Salah was injured in the late game against Leicester City on Saturday in the eighth stage, which ended in the victory of the Red team 2-1 thanks to a penalty that was successfully completed by his colleague James Milner in injury time.
The injury of the Egyptian international striker due to a severe obstruction from the English Hamza Chaudhry, the latter received a yellow card, and sparked the protest of Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, who considered the error was "dangerous."
While Liverpool have not yet formally determined the nature of the injury to the best player in the Premier League for the 2017-2018 season and his goalscorer in the past two seasons, the newspaper "Liverpool Eco" that it is "twisting ankle."
"While no timetable has been set for his return, Liverpool are optimistic that Salah is not suffering long-term damage."
After the international stoppage, Liverpool travel to Manchester United in the ninth stage of the Premier League on 20th of January. Liverpool lead the standings with 24 points from eight wins in eight games, while the "Red Devils" suffer from poor results, the latest loss to Newcastle United on Sunday by zero -1, leaving them in the 12th place in the standings with only nine points.
The Liverpool Eco newspaper said the club had not yet decided whether Salah would play in the game "because it is still too early to recover ... the Liverpool medical team has made a decision".