But in truth it has been known that Salah would be skipping this international break with Egypt since the beginning of last month. (Image: X02738)Egyptian FA vice-president Ahmed Shobier told KingFut last month: "Mohamed Salah will not play the Niger game in the AFCON qualifiers or the Nigeria friendly. Arsenal's Mohamed Elneny is by far the most experienced player in the squad, which includes nine uncapped players. (Image: Getty Images)The 17 Reds players who are away with their countries' respective age groups include England's Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson. Ben Woodburn is also with the senior Wales team, although Xherdan Shaqiri has pulled out of the Switzerland squad through injury .

Source: Daily Mirror March 19, 2019 12:45 UTC