Having Mohamed Salah back is good – Jurgen Klopp

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says “it’s so good” Mohamed Salah is back in his squad for the UEFA Europa League last-16 first leg against Sparta Prague.

Salah suffered a hamstring injury while representing Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations in January.

He returned on 17 February, playing and scoring as a substitute against Brentford, but has been out since due to muscle exhaustion.

“Mo travelled. He’s with us, he trained two days,” said Klopp.

“Full of energy. We have to see but it’s so good that he’s back. It’s really good for us and you can see he’s very happy.

“A very unlucky situation [him] being out that long.

“He played an incredible game at Brentford and was then out again.”

Salah has scored 19 goals for Liverpool this season, including 15 in 21 Premier League appearances.

The forward’s return coincides with a trip to the Czech Republic and a match between league leaders Liverpool and second-placed Manchester City on Sunday.

The Reds will next play Sparta Prague in the second leg before travelling to Manchester United in the FA Cup quarterfinals.