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Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are both Liverpool legends, having played key roles in the club's successes under Jurgen Klopp.
But while the pair posted remarkable figures for both goals and assists during the five years they played alongside each other, they didn't always see eye to eye on the field.
The most infamous example of that was in an away game against Burnley in 2019, when Mane reacted furiously at Salah's decision not to pass to him when he seemed to be in a much better position to score than the Egyptian.
Mane continued to vent his anger after he was substituted, throwing his training top to the ground and gesticulating in Salah's direction from the bench.
"We have reconciled and become the good friends we were before," Mane said after the game, but the lingering sense that the pair's relationship was a tense one remained right up until Mane's move to Bayern Munich in 2022.
Mane added: “He [Salah] said to me [after the Burnley game]: ‘Sadio, why are you angry?’ I told him, ‘You needed to give me the ball, Mo’, to which he replied, ‘I didn't see you. You know I've got nothing against you’."
In an interview with L'Equipe earlier this year, Salah recalled how Mane's thirst for goals stood in the way of the pair having a stronger relationship.
“I scored a lot [44 goals in my first season], and then Sadio told himself it was his turn to score more too. Yes, there was tension with Sadio,” the Egyptian said.
“Mind you, we were professional until the end, I don't think it affected the team. It's human to want more, I understand that, he's a competitor. Off the pitch, we weren't very close, but we always respected each other.”
On allegations that he can be selfish on the pitch, Salah said: “I don't care. People can think what they want, it's their right.
“But I invite everyone to note that the person who provided Mane with the most assists is me. We can look at the facts, but it's obviously easier to throw out phrases like that; it makes the headlines, I know how it works.
“As long as it remains within the limits of respect, that's fine with me. But that doesn't mean that this opinion is true. At the end of the day, I know what I did, and my conscience is clear.”
Writing in his book about his time at Liverpool, Roberto Firmino gave his verdict on the incident involving Mane and Salah. “It [the row] had been brewing since the previous season, 2018-19. My instinct and my duty was to defuse the situation between them. Pour water on the fire - never petrol.”
Firmino added Mane and Salah were "never best friends", but insisted "they always acted with the utmost professionalism".
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