By Dominic King and Craig Hope for the Daily Mail
Published: 22:30 BST, 5 May 2019 | Updated: 23:16 BST, 5 May 2019
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Mohamed Salah underwent tests on Sunday to determine whether he suffered concussion following a sickening collision that left him 'unresponsive'.
The Liverpool forward was taken off on a stretcher during his side's 3-2 win at Newcastle after goalkeeper Martin Dubravka collided with him in the 67th minute. Salah required extensive treatment on the pitch but was able to watch the remainder of the game in the dressing room.
According to Dubravka, Salah may have been 'out for five or six seconds' and didn't answer when Newcastle defender Fabian Schar checked to see if he was okay.
Mohamed Salah was forced off against Newcastle after a collision with Martin Dubravka
The sickening collision left the Liverpool star 'unresponsive' at St James's Park on Saturday
Dr Peter Brukner - Liverpool's former head of sports medicine:
Liverpool's medical staff will be perfectly aware of how important Mohamed Salah is to the team. But your primary responsibility as a doctor is to treat your patient.
If he has not fully recovered then he will not be included in the team, no matter how good a player he is.
If Salah was still having problems on Sunday, the day after suffering his head injury against Newcastle, then he has not got much chance of playing against Barcelona in the
