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  • Salah, Elneny test positive for COVID-19 again

    Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah and Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny have returned another positive test for COVID-19, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said on Wednesday.

    Salah had previously tested positive for the coronavirus last Friday, on the eve of Egypt’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Togo, while Elneny tested positive three days later.

    Salah, who is the joint leading scorer in the English Premier League (EPL) this season with eight goals, will miss the visit from league leaders Leicester City on Sunday.

    He is also likely to be ruled out of Liverpool’s UEFA Champions League game against Atalanta next Wednesday.

    Elneny is expected to miss Arsenal’s trip to Leeds United on Sunday and their Europa League clash at Molde on Nov 26.

  • Arsenal: I lost confidence under Emery – Elneny

    Arsenal: I lost confidence under Emery – Elneny

    Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny is delighted with the support of manager Mikel Arteta.

    The Egypt international flourished in Turkey on-loan with Besiktas, but wondered whether he still had a future with us under Arteta – but received a pleasant surprise.

    “Before I came to London, I didn’t speak to him and I was a bit…. not stressed, but just thinking about what would he like,” Elneny told the club’s website.

    “When I sat with him, I said, ‘The way you train, the way you want to play is the way I love to play’ and really I love the way we train, the way he is assisting everything in the club now and it makes me excited to give 100 per cent for the team.

    “Under Emery, I was not playing much, that is why you can lose your confidence and your feeling to play. That is why when I went to Besiktas, on a one-year loan, I played always and brought the confidence back, and when I came back here I saw everyone happy for me to come back.

    “Everyone was excited to see me back, and when I trained, everyone gave me good feedback, saying ‘Mo, you did well’ and this makes you get your confidence back. I will build it and build it and every day I try to learn new things.

    “Yes [I feel wanted], all the time, every day,” he added. “I think in any job if you wake up in the morning, try to learn new things and try to improve every day… this is what is always in my mind when I wake up. I have to go training, I need to improve myself in everything.”