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View image in fullscreenSlot denies Liverpool dropped Darwin Núñez due to row at training groundStriker left out of squad for win against West HamCoach confirms Núñez will be back for visit to Leicester

Arne Slot has denied Darwin Núñez was dropped from Liverpool’s win against West Ham because of a training-ground row with a member of his coaching staff.

The Liverpool head coach said on Sunday that Núñez was absent from the 2-1 victory at Anfield having felt unwell during training the day before, although the striker sat behind the substitutes throughout the game.

Speculation has been rife that the Uruguay international, whom Slot criticised for his work rate against Wolves and Aston Villa in February, was left out for disciplinary reasons.

Asked on Friday to clarify the situation, Slot said: “He didn’t feel himself the day before the match, and he went inside and he wasn’t able to be part of the team the day after.” Didn’t feel himself?

“He didn’t feel himself.”

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Slot confirmed the £85m club record signing would be in the squad for Sunday’s trip to Leicester.

“As in he didn’t have words with a staff member.”

Liverpool’s big summer has already begun, according to Slot, with the securing of the services of Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah for the next two years.

He again refused to be drawn on the future of Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is the only one of Liverpool’s potential free agents not to recommit and has an offer from Real Madrid.

“At Liverpool there is always a big summer and it is already a big summer now,” Slot said.

Maybe if we can keep that team it will already be a big summer.”

Liverpool are expected to target a centre-forward and a young left-back but, like last summer, Slot does not believe many improvements are needed for a squad on the verge of winning the Premier League by some distance.

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Slot, who expects Alexander-Arnold to return from an ankle injury against Leicester, said: “We didn’t change anything last summer and I don’t think we went downwards.
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