Liverpool, Egypt and football fans in general were heartbroken at the sight of a tearful Salah being helped off the Champions League final during the first half, after a challenge from Sergio Ramos. He deserved better.
The Premier League Golden Boot winner took a blow to the shoulder, as Liverpool eventually fell to a 3-1 defeat, and has been reported to have a posterior shoulder dislocation.
Here’s everything you need to know about posterior shoulder dislocations.
Traumatic shoulder dislocations are broadly classified into anterior ones and posterior ones. Although TV footage is inaccurate for diagnosis, a direct anterior blow to Salah’s shoulder may suggest a posterior shoulder dislocation (although anterior dislocations are more common).