Gakpo says Liverpool forwards will step up to cover Salah’s absence

Salah has one more game – at home to Newcastle on Sunday – before he departs for the African Nations Cup with Egypt

Mohamed Salah departs for the African Nations Cup with Egypt after the Newcastle game (Richard Sellers/PA)

Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo is confident the forward line will step up to cover for the pending absence of Mohamed Salah.

Darwin Nunez ended a run of 12 matches without a goal, while Diogo Jota came off the bench to score after a month out injured in Tuesday’s 2-0 Premier League win over Burnley which took Jurgen Klopp’s side top of the table.