Can Liverpool keep winning once Salah leaves for AFCON?

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LIVERPOOL, England -- Before jetting out to Ivory Coast for up to six weeks of Africa Cup of Nations duty with Egypt, Salah signed off with two goals and an assist as Liverpool beat Newcastle United 4-2 at Anfield, moving three points clear at the top of the Premier League table. The 31-year-old would have waved farewell with a hat trick had his first-half penalty kick not been saved by goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka.

Liverpool are about to discover what life without Mohamed Salah looks like -- and the timing couldn't be much worse for manager Jurgen Klopp and his title-chasing team.

Every club has their indispensable players, but none are more important than Salah…