Mohamed Salah update means first transfer decision could be biggest for Liverpool's new power structure

For a new-look chain of command at Liverpool, one of their first tasks might prove to be their biggest in the form of Mohamed Salah.

Heading into the final 12 months of the biggest contract of all time on Merseyside, the Egyptian has seen his future come into question since Saturday afternoon onwards after his now well-publicised touchline spat with Jurgen Klopp, which came before he told reporters at West Ham's London Stadium that "there would be fire" if he was to go on the record about the fallout.

A storm in a teacup, perhaps, but the scenes jarred given such disagreements are rarely played out in public at Liverpool as they were on Saturday lunchtime. As always when such issues arise, they are framed around results and had the Reds been pushing full steam ahead with a Premier League title bid, rather than seeing it disintegrate further in the capital, the analysis would have centred around two winners simply demanding the best of each other.

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Klopp and Salah's respect for each is absolute and while it could be claimed with justification that the forward was out of line with his angry gesticulating towards his manager, any lingering issues will be resolved when the Reds' players reconvene after three days off on Wednesday at the AXA Training Centre.

Klopp will no doubt be asked about it all at his Friday press conference but that will present the boss with a chance to put the storyline to bed once and for all and for the player, a strong end to the campaign will aid that.

What happens beyond that is the source of much intrigue but Liverpool are insistent they