Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is fit to face Atalanta in the Champions League on Wednesday. Salah flew back from Egypt, where he had <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/liverpool-s-jurgen-klopp-recognises-social-pressure-on-covid-positive-mohamed-salah-1.1114849">returned two positive Covid-19 tests</a>, on Friday and was ruled out of Sunday's <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/under-strength-liverpool-still-too-strong-for-leicester-1.1115943">win over Leicester</a> but has subsequently tested negative and is back in contention.<br/> "Mo trained yesterday and looked really good. All the tests were negative so he's available if nothing changes," said manager Jurgen Klopp. However, Klopp is still awaiting updates on a number of other players. Klopp does not yet know how soon the likes of Jordan Henderson (thigh), Thiago Alcantara (knee) and Xherdan Shaqiri (muscle) will be back. "All the rest – no news. We will see. I don't want to speak too much about it because I have no idea who Atalanta can bring – so why should we give any information?," he added. Liverpool won their opening three matches in Group D, including a 5-0 victory over Atalanta earlier this month but Klopp said he will not take the Italian side lightly. "They're a threat even without a point to prove. We were exceptional [in Italy]. We did everything right. It all came together. We know that game has nothing to do with tomorrow," Klopp added. "They're a top team with a special way to play. I expect problems in this game." Klopp also welcomed the imminent return of fans to football grounds – albeit in a reduced capacity – but still had questions about the logic being applied to the numbers involved. "The problem is, I just struggle to put faith in any kind of announcements," he said. "I don't understand why it is only 2,000 people in a 60,000 stadium. But I am not surprised. It's good news, good sign. I'll take it 100 per cent."
