'Are we behind the manager? We always are & always were'

CURTIS JONES SAYS MO FALLOUT HASN'T AFFECTED SQUAD

- By IAN DOYLE

THE rift between Mohamed Salah and Arne Slot had threatened to tear Liverpool apart.

But any suggestion of disharmony among the remainder of the squad was emphatically banished at San Siro on Tuesday night.

With Salah left back on Merseyside, the Reds responded to a tough week with a memorable 1-0 Champions League win at Inter to ease the pressure on their head coach and demonstrate further signs of steadying a tortuous campaign.

The Egyptian might not, at least for now, be backing the decisions of Slot, but the same cannot be said of his teammates.

"Are we behind the manager? We always are. We always are," said Curtis Jones, one of several impressive Liverpool performers in Italy.

"He is human at the end of the day. If we get beat in games, it affects him, it affects us all too the same way it affects fans. He is a positive man, he always makes a change.

"The style of play has changed a bit. He is as hungry as ever, exactly the same with us. He is there with us and we are there with him as well."

Recent events have shown change isn't always painless following the explosive outburst from Salah after failing to appear in the 3-3 Premier League draw at Leeds United on Saturday having been benched for the third game in a row.