LONDON (Reuters) - Egypt forward Mohamed Salah said he is "confident" of being fit to play at the World Cup despite sustaining a shoulder injury in Liverpool's Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid. Salah's final ended prematurely in Kiev on Saturday after a first-half challenge from Real captain Sergio Ramos led to the 25-year-old leaving the pitch in tears, clutching his shoulder. Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said that the injury "did not look good" after the match, but Salah posted on Sunday: "It was a very tough night, but I'm a fighter. Despite the odds, I'm confident that I'll be in Russia to make you all proud. On Saturday the Egyptian FA also posted on Twitter that it is "optimistic" Salah would recover in time to travel to Russia.

Source: The Star May 27, 2018 17:26 UTC