Virgil van Dijk says Liverpool "are absolutely united and go forward as one" after Mohamed Salah returned to the squad for Saturday's win over Brighton.

Mohamed Salah ended a thorny week by coming off the bench for Liverpool in their clash with Brighton, during which he made Premier League history with an assist.

The Egyptian played a crucial role off the bench at Anfield on Saturday - but his future remains unclear after last weekend's

Salah previewed the visit from Brighton as potentially his last ever appearance at Anfield, inviting his family to Merseyside for the occasion. Arne Slot cast doubt over his involvement entirely by dropping him from the squad for Tuesday’s Champions League win over Inter.

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah breaks former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney's record for the most Premier League goal involvements with his goal against Nottingham Forest.

Liverpool coach Arne Slot says he will have talks with Mohamed Salah imminently after the forward’s explosive outburst last week threw his Anfield future into doubt.

Salah chose to speak to the assembled media at Elland Road as he felt the need to air his frustrations. He claimed he was being scapegoated for Liverpool's poor run of form, accused "someone" of wanting to force him out of the club, and said his relationship with Slot had become non-existent.