Liverpool boss Arne Slot says 'no issue to resolve' with Mohamed Salah

Liverpool boss Arne Slot said there was "no issue to resolve" with Mohamed Salah after the Egyptian returned for the Reds' 2-0 win against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.

After a turbulent week in which Salah accused the club of "throwing him under the bus" after being an unused sub against Leeds, and being left at home as the rest of the squad travelled to Italy for an important European match, Salah returned to the team on Saturday, introduced in the 26th minute for the injured Joe Gomez.

Hugo Ekitike scored at Anfield after 46 seconds and Salah set up the Frenchman's second goal after the break.

Salah, 33, also had said he had no relationship with Liverpool manager Slot when he spoke to reporters after the match at Elland Road last week.

Slot said at Friday's pre-match press conference that he would speak to the forward later in the day, adding: "I have no reasons [for] not wanting him to stay."

Speaking to reporters after the win against Brighton, the Dutchman said there was "no issue to resolve" with Salah, whose corner was headed home by Ekitike in the 60th minute.

"For me he's now the same as any other player," he said. "You talk to your players if you're happy or unhappy with things, but there's nothing for me to talk about after what happened against Leeds, after the game."

Slot confirmed the winger was left out of the squad for the midweek fixture against Inter Milan due to his interview after the Leeds match but defended his own approach.

"The question is always, and everybody has a different opinion about that, should he be [left out] once, twice, three times, four times, four months, 12 years?

"Every manager makes different decisions