Main news from English football on 22nd January

On the day when Mohamed Salah has left the Egypt squad at the Africa Cup of Nations to continue treatment on a hamstring injury at his club Liverpool but they hope he will return to the tournament in Ivory Coast, Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma did not train with his Japan teammates ahead of their Asian Cup group decider against Indonesia. Meanwhile, Manchester United target Brian Brobbey has denied rumours of his arrival at Old Trafford in the January transfer window but has not ruled out a possible summer move.