Van Dijk, the club captain, has confirmed there will be discussions with Liverpool’s third-highest goalscorer despite his departure for international duty. Salah attacked his own club and head coach Arne Slot with his comments made after the draw at Leeds, but Van Dijk insists he wants him to stay at the club.

For at least one day, Liverpool were able to look past their turmoil after defeating Inter 1-0 in Champions League play on Tuesday. Fans chanting Arne Slot's name showed a shift from backing Mohamed Salah in his current power struggle to supporting the manager who is tasked with leading the Reds through this rough patch in their form.

The first stage of Mohamed Salah’s rehabilitation at Liverpool is complete after the Egypt forward returned to the team for its 2-0 win over Brighton in the Premier League.

Liverpool claimed a huge 1-0 win over Inter Milan in the Champions League in midweek without Mohamed Salah, who has returned to the bench for a fourth consecutive Premier League game.

Mohamed Salah returned to Arne Slot's Liverpool squad on Saturday afternoon to take on Brighton in the Premier League, despite a frosty assessment of his relationship with the manager last weekend

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The build up was all about Mohamed Salah, but another Liverpool star's Anfield career is surely over after the Brighton win.