Arne Slot Gives BIG UPDATE, Reveals Mo Salah Availability in Liverpool Starting XI vs Burnley

Liverpool are determined to strengthen their hold on the fourth spot in the 2025/26 Premier League table when they face Burnley, and a new Mohamed Salah Liverpool update has been made before that clash. With Salah seeing his Egypt side lose in the semifinal of the 2025-26 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), he is now scheduled to make a return to action for one of the most successful club, Liverpool soon, and that has caused Arne Slot to rate the chances of the winger in the Mohamed Salah Liverpool update before the Liverpool vs Burnley fixture.

Arne Slot Gives Mo Salah Update Before Liverpool vs Burnley

Mohamed Salah was instrumental in helping Egypt make it to the semifinals of the AFCON, scoring four goals and providing one assist in five games. However, he saw his side lose to Senegal in the semis, and that has immediately gotten the fans to think about whether we can see Mo Salah in Liverpool vs Burnley.

However, one of the best football managers, Arne Slot, has given a Mohamed Salah Liverpool update to confirm that the winger will play for Egypt in the third-place playoff tie against Nigeria on Saturday (17 January 2026), which means he'll be unavailable for the Liverpool vs Burnley fixture.

Arne Slot stated, "First of all, he needs to play another big game for Egypt on Saturday, and then he comes back to us. I am happy he comes back because Mo has been so important for this club, for me, so I am happy that he is back.

“Even if I had 15 attackers, I still would have been happy for him to come back – but that is not our current situation. Happy to have him back after an important game that he still has to play.”

How Has Mohamed Salah Performed For Liverpool In 2025/26 Season?

The 2025/26 season has been a chaotic one for Mohamed Salah at Liverpool, as he hasn't exactly been a regular starter for the Reds. Salah has scored five goals and provided two assists in 20 appearances for Arne Slot's side so far in the campaign, which is relatively low considering the number of goals he normally scores (34 goals and 23 assists in the previous campaign).

One of the best right wingers, Mohamed Salah, was also involved in a famous off-the-pitch incident after being benched in the 3-3 draw against West Ham United, which caused him to indirectly hit out at Arne Slot for benching him and talk about how unfairly he's being treated at Liverpool and scapegoated for their problems.

With that being said, that appears to have been resolved between the Egyptian winger and Slot, who will be ready to use him in the right-wing role after the Burnley game.

That means even though fans might not see Mo Salah in Liverpool vs Burnley, there is a chance that he might return in Liverpool's next match in the UEFA Champions League, which will be against Ligue 1 side Marseille on Wednesday (21 January 2026).