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‘Salah & Mane spat was good for Liverpool’ – Hyypia lauds spirit as Reds look to become heroes

The friction between Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah which emerged during Liverpool’s Premier League game at Burnley is a positive, says Sami Hyypia, with it showing how much the Reds care.

Senegalese star Mane offered a public display of emotion when substituted at Turf Moor in August.

Fellow frontman Salah was the source of his frustration, with the Egypt international considered to have favoured a selfish approach when team-mates were better placed.

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The issue was quickly swept under the target, although it has been suggested that a spat had been brewing for some time before tempers boiled over.