Arne Slot sidestepped questions regarding the next steps for Mohamed Salah's future at Liverpool, insisting that Tuesday's 1-0 victory over Inter should focus on the players who participated in Milan.
Dominik Szoboszlai's late penalty secured a crucial away win for the Reds in the Champions League, propelling them into the top eight ahead of Wednesday's matches. Salah didn't make the trip to Italy following his contentious post-match interview at Leeds, where he stated he felt "thrown under the bus" by Liverpool after being benched for the previous three games.
When asked about a potential apology from Salah on Amazon Prime by Dutch legend Clarence Seedorf, Slot, the Reds boss, refrained from detailing how the sidelined No. 11 could regain his place in the team.
"I am happy that you asked that," Slot said in his post-match interview.
"Clarence said that in his opinion (Mo and I should speak), and I said that is his opinion, and I didn’t say anything about who should make the first step or whatever.
"It was his opinion, and I am happy I can clarify that so the headline tomorrow is not what I have said.
Salah didn't play against Inter Milan
Salah didn't play against Inter Milan (Image: Getty Images)
"It was (Seedorf's) opinion. Where I stand on that is that tonight it should be all about the players that are here.
"In the rich history of Liverpool, they have had many of these evenings, but after the season we are in, if you have an away win in this stadium against this team, then it should be about the midfield or about Ibou (Ibrahima Konate) or the players who are here.
"They deserve all the credit.
"I can understand on Friday I will get a lot of questions about other things, but tonight it is about the ones who are here."
Liverpool's next game is against Brighton at Anfield on Saturday. It's unclear at this stage whether Mohamed Salah will be involved in the Premier League match.
Speaking to Amazon immediately following the 1-0 victory, Slot added: "I think tonight it should be all about a team like this tonight, against a team like this who are winning and a stadium like this.
"The focus should be on that tonight.
"I can fully understand if I go into the press conference on Friday and all the questions are on Mo, but I think these players deserve for it to be about them tonight."