Overview
- Liverpool and Manchester City will not release Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush for Egypt’s December 14 warm-up against Nigeria in Cairo.
- Manchester City plan to withhold Marmoush from Egypt’s December training camp and release him after the Crystal Palace match on December 14, making the December 16 EFL Cup tie against Brentford his first likely absence.
- Liverpool expect Salah’s first game out to be the December 20 trip to Tottenham, with the forward potentially missing about seven matches if Egypt reach the final.
- Should Egypt advance deep into the tournament, Marmoush could miss up to 10 City fixtures across the league and Champions League as AFCON runs from December 22 to January 18.
- Pep Guardiola said AFCON selections are for national teams and that City will decide on squad management when the time comes, with other English clubs also bracing for losses.