Mohamed Salah made his comeback with Liverpool during their 2-0 win over Brighton on Saturday and Hugo Ekitike benefited from an assist from his team-mate at Anfield

Hugo Ekitike has hailed Mohamed Salah as a “great professional” after he returned to the Liverpool team on Saturday. Salah was introduced as an early substitute against Brighton , a day after holding talks with Arne Slot following a falling out between the two over his explosive comments last weekend.

Having been an unused substitute in the 3-3 draw at Leeds, Salah unloaded to reporters , accusing Slot of throwing him under the bus, while saying he no longer had any relationship with the Liverpool manager. He was subsequently left out of the squad that went to play Inter Milan on Tuesday, but was brought back fo

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