The doctor of the Egypt national team admits he is unable to put a timescale on Mohamed Salah's recovery
The Egyptian doctor also explained the thinking behind the decision to return the Liverpool star to Merseyside.
Dr Mohamed Abouela has been assessing Salah since he pulled up midway through the Pharaohs' 2-2 draw with Ghana
A first X-ray on Friday it was told the Reds' 18-goal top scorer would miss the next two games.
However, a second X-ray has determined the injury is worse than first feared
It is Liverpool's belief that Salah will be rehabilitated quicker at the club's £50m AXA Training Centre
Dr Abouela detailed why the captain will return to Liverpool's care before potentially linking up once more with his international colleagues
Dr Abouela
"Mohamed Salah suffers from a strain in the back muscle of the second degree,"
"When the first FA statement [said] that Salah would be out for only two games, we only had one x-ray on Salah, but after the second X-ray, we found it bigger.
"I don't wait for someone to tell me how I work. I'm always doing enough to improve myself and I'm not the one to announce injuries and the timing, but my role is only to treat the players.
"We have enough potential but in two days we will travel to the poorly equipped city of San Pedro, so we found that his treatment at Liverpool would be better.
"Our agreement with Liverpool was two days ago, and the agreement was to announce the matter after the Cape Verde match, but Jurgen Klopp is the one who announced early (after the 4-0 win at Bournemouth on Sunday), and Salah himself did not want to travel and if he wanted to leave from day one.
"When will Salah return from injury with his treatment at Liverpool? I can't say that because muscle injury depends on how much you get better on a daily basis.
"But I can say that we worked with Salah for four days well, and the player improved in them as well as possible"
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