At this point it’s tragedy, or comedy. Or tragicomedy, or maybe comedically tragic for Liverpool FC and their roster of players who were on international duty this week and last. On Tuesday, £53 million midfielder Naby Keita became the fourth Liverpool player to encounter fitness issues on this international break, and leave his respective national team early.

Now the Reds will have four fitness concerns to sweat over on Saturday when they travel to the St. John’s Stadium to take on Huddersfield Town.

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It’s been a brutal international break for Liverpool, and it only got worse with the news surrounding Sadio Mane on Monday. The forward was sent to the hospital after suffering a hand injury during training with the Senegal national team today.

Reports indicate that he has suffered a broken left thumb, and is now likely to miss his national side’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sudan on Tuesday night. He is also a doubt for Liverpool’s trip to Huddersfield Town on Saturday.

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It’s another dull international break, when there isn’t much news and when there is, it’s related to injury concerns. Liverpool will be back in action on Saturday against Huddersfield Town. In the meantime, let’s take a look at some of the Liverpool FC news stories making the rounds on the internet on this Sunday fun day.

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Saturday brought an update on the status of Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah, who suffered what has been deemed a muscular injury last night while on international duty with Egypt. Salah hobbled off in the 88′ of the Pharoahs’ 4-1 win over Swaziland in an Africa Group of Nations qualifier.

Saturday saw the release of a statement from the Egyptian Football Association that indicated Salah’s leaving the national side, and returning to his club.

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Mohamed Salah hasn’t exactly been firing on all cylinders this season, but now he might have a bigger problem. While on international duty with Egypt, he limped off early in the Pharaohs 4-1 over Swaziland on Friday night. Now Liverpool have a fitness concern to be sweating about next week when they take on Huddersfield Town in Premier League play.

The good news is that Salah’s injury might not be too serious.

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Liverpool are going to see a fair amount of flux and turnover in their midfield over the next few weeks. The good news regarding James Milner is that his situation is not as bad as had been initially feared when he left yesterday’s goalless draw with Manchester City in the 26′.

The bad news, according to the Daily Mail, is that he’ll be out of commission for up to a month. James Milner has been a workhorse (starting every game but one across all competitions this season) for the Reds so you have to wonder if the fixture congestion ahead of the international break, which put extra wear and tear on everybody, might have contributed to the development of this injury.

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We certainly know how Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp feels about the UEFA Nations League, as he ripped it to pieces on Sunday, calling it “the most senseless competition in the world of football.”

Klopp made the comments after his side’s goalless draw with Manchester City on Sunday. The result left both teams with 20 points, and atop the Premier League table, along with Chelsea. City are in first by virtue of goal differential while Liverpool are now third. With the conclusion of Sunday’s action, another international break ensues and that comes on the heels of Liverpool having just played seven matches in 23 days.

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