Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has suggested that the feud between Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah which reared its head at Burnley had been “gathering for months”.
A trip to Turf Moor proved to be more eventful than the Reds had planned.
Jurgen Klopp’s side eased their way to a 3-0 win, but it was Mane’s outburst aimed towards team-mate Salah when substituted in the second half which dominated the headlines.
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The incident was quickly played down by those inside the Liverpool camp, with emotions considered to always run high in the heat of Premier League battle.