The forward could still return to Egypt during the African Cup of Nations but his decision to recover in the UK has drawn criticism in his home country.
“I’ve always backed Salah and I was very happy with his presence as captain of the Egyptian national team,” Egypt legend Ahmed Hassan said, as quoted by the Mirror.
“I had no problems with what he said, but it turned out that he was plotting his departure from the Egypt camp.
“He had the possibility of bringing in someone from Liverpool’s medical staff to be with him during the competition. Again, he is the captain. He should stay with the team no matter what, even if he only had one leg to stand on.
“He even said himself that it’s the Egyptian national team, not Salah’s national team, and this is true. We have confidence in all the players who are there and they must fight for the title.”
