Mohamed Salah and Jurgen Klopp have been the two great driving forces of the most successful Liverpool era in decades so if the relationship had to break at last then the club would surely rather it was three games from the end, with nothing left to play for.
Erik ten Hag’s substitutions were loudly booed as Andre Onana’s blunder saw Manchester United throw away victory against Burnley to effectively end the club’s lingering hopes of Champions League qualification.
Salah was dropped to the bench after Wednesday’s defeat at Everton.