Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp says that his argument with striker Mohamed Salah has been “completely resolved”.
Salah clashed with Klopp as he was about to come on during last weekend’s 2-2 draw at West Ham.
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The Egypt forward (31) declined interview requests after the game, saying:
But Klopp said on Friday: "There’s no problem. We are absolutely fine with it. It’s a non-story."
Klopp, who has already announced that he will leave the club at the end of the season, started Salah on the bench at West Ham and introduced him as a 79th-minute substitute.
Salah seemed frustrated at something Klopp said and was shepherded away by team-mates Darwin Núñez and Joe Gomez.
Klopp added: "I think we have the right to deal with these things completely independent of any expectations from the outside."
"The best situation would be everyone is in the best place. If we win the games and score loads of goals, then yes, the situation probably would not have been like that because ‘Mo’ [Salah] wouldn’t have been on the bench in the first place. It all depends on each other."
This weekend's Premier League fixtures
Friday
Luton Town vs Everton, 9pm
Saturday
Arsenal vs Bournemouth, 1.30pm
Burnley vs Newcastle, 4pm
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest, 4pm
Brentford vs Fulham, 4pm
Sunday
Chelsea vs West Ham, 3pm
Brighton vs Aston Villa, 3pm
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur, 5.30pm.