Spectre of Salah still hangs over Liverpool despite win over Inter

Salah is the third-highest scorer in Reds history and Andy Robertson said he hoped the striker's time at the club was not over

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Liverpool's Ibrahima Konate, Alisson Becker and Virgil van Dijk celebrate after the match.

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The shadow of Mohamed Salah's bust-up with Liverpool hung over the team as they faced Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday and the Egyptian forward's situation looks a long way from being resolved after they eked out a narrow 1-0 win.

Midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai scored an 88th-minute penalty to give them a 1-0 win at Inter Milan on Tuesday that boosts their hopes of a top-eight finish.

With the game heading for a draw, Alessandro Bastoni tugged on Florian Wirtz's shirt and the German's theatrical tumble in the box alerted the VAR, who told the referee to take a second look.

Szoboszlai stepped up and slammed the ball past keeper Yann Sommer to lift his side to eighth place in the table on 12 points after six of their eight group games. With the top eight qualifying directly for the last 16, Inter are in fifth place, also on 12 points but with a superior goal difference.