Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has indicated that his club “will deal” with Mo Salah’s absence from the Africa Cup of Nations.

Salah will play in Liverpool’s New Year’s Day encounter against Newcastle before heading to Ivory Coast for the competition next month.

If Egypt wins the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Salah might miss at least seven of Liverpool’s upcoming matches.

Klopp told fans that he had a “solution” for Salah’s absence, but he was cautious to divulge anything before the game against Newcastle in case his team sustained any other injuries.

“Each long-term plan I could have had depends massively on who is available,” he told reporters at the time.

“So why should I think about who I can use when Mo is away in October when I have no idea who is available?”

“We have solutions today, and I hope we will have them after Newcastle.” It is not the first time you have lost a goal scorer; in fact, it is rather common. But it was far worse before Sadio [Mane] and Mo left.

“We always made it through.” Historically, at least one of them has progressed far in the tournament, making matters much worse.”

Japanese midfielder Wataru Endo will also miss the Asia Cup, which will be contested in Qatar from January 12 to February 10.

“We have to get through this,” Klopp remarked. “We knew the Africa Cup of Nations was coming, and Mo had to leave, so we had to deal with it, that was always clear.”

“With Endo, we now have an Asian Cup participant as well.” We knew about it, and now we have to deal with it, which we will.”

Liverpool is now two points ahead of Arsenal in the Premier League rankings, with 42 points.

Klopp said he is “six times happier” than he was at this point last season, when his team was sixth in the table.

He did, however, mention Liverpool’s injury crisis as a possible hindrance to the club’s long-term success this season.

Alexis MacAllister is still out due to a knee injury, and Kostas Tsimikas and Andy Robertson are both out due to upper-body issues.

“This team is in the middle of something, and we’re just trying to make the best of it,” Klopp explained to reporters.

“We talk about injuries that other clubs have. We had plenty [as well]. Unfortunately, both left backs are not [fit], but we have found a way to compete in the upcoming game.”