Liverpool

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has insisted that all was well between him and his star forward Mohamed Salah after they had a go at each other during the Premier League match against West Ham United, last week. 

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Speaking to reporters ahead of the heavyweight clash against Tottenham Hotspur, Klopp said his disagreement with Salah had been "completely" resolved. 

"Completely resolved. It's no problem. If we didn't know each other for so long I'm not sure how we would deal with it but we know each other for that long and respect each other too much," Klopp said.

"It's really no problem so we can deal with these kind of things completely independent of any expectations from the outside.," he added. 

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Although Klopp did not explain why the spat ensued between them but reiterated that the pair had moved on.  

"We are absolutely fine with it but in general the best situation would be, everybody in the best possible place, we win the game, score lots of goals and yes the situation probably would not have been like that. It all depends on each other."

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What actually happened?

Playing away from home at the London Stadium, Liverpool once again went a goal down as Jarrod Bowen scored in the 43rd minute. However, courtesy of a goal from Andy Robertson and an own goal from Alphonse Areola, the Merseyside Reds managed to steal the advantage.

Just when it looked like Klopp's men would walk away with a win, Antonio scored in the 77th minute to bring the hosts back into the contest. It was only after the equaliser that Klopp thought of bringing Salah on as the situation escalated between the duo. 

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Speaking to the reporters about the incident after the match, Salah said: "There is going to be fire today if I speak."

Klopp was also asked the same thing to which he said: "We spoke about that in the dressing room and it's done for me, that's all."

The feud came at a time when Liverpool's title challenge has been derailed by a string of agonising losses and draws. The team from Merseyside had been chasing a quadruple but poor performances in April means that Klopp will depart with only Carabao Cup in his final season. 

(With inputs from agencies)