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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MARCH 10: (THE SUN OUT, THE SUN ON SUNDAY OUT) Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool during a training session ahead of their UEFA Champions League 2024/25 round of 16 second leg match on March 10, 2025 in Liverpool, England.

(Photo by Nikki Dyer - LFC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)(Image: Nikki Dyer - LFC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

It speaks to just how serene things are at Liverpool just now that some pre-training hijinks between two long-time friends and colleagues was quickly packaged into something more sinister on Monday afternoon.

As Liverpool emerged for open training at around 1.15pm from the AXA Training Centre for the gentle routines that are undertaken for the cameras before the more meaningful work, away from the media's glare, there was the sight of Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold shoving each other and seemingly at loggerheads.



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The pair were pushed away from each other as the players started to take their positions on the field and while Salah was laughing throughout the exchange, it appeared, to some mischief makers at least, that there was a problem between two of the club's most high-profile players.

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Alexander-Arnold did not appear overly happy on the footage captured at the Kirkby base, but Salah was clearly seeing the funny side of whatever the gist was, as the imposing figure of Ibrahima Konate stepped in and Harvey Elliott and Curtis Jones tried to play apparent peacemakers.

The incident, as you might have imagined by now, was nothing like it was made out to be by some sections of the media, who seemed to be willing an issue in the camp of Arne Slot's squad into existence.

Those closer to the day-to-day ongoings at the training ground insisted it was all light-hearted ribbing between two close team-mates and reporters at the open session itself on Monday also noted as much.

The pair were later spotted around the £50m complex laughing and joking after training, further reinforcing the idea that labelling it a storm in a teacup would even be overegging it.

It's far easier to talk to talk, after all.

"When you play Anfield against Liverpool you don’t need to motivate yourself that much, you have it already," says Khivicha Kvaratskhelia, the brilliant Georgia winger, whose goal last week was ruled out for a marginal offside.

It will be a tough game, it will be a tough atmosphere for Liverpool but I know our fans are coming here and will be a big support."

Interestingly, last week's defeat was enough for PSG coach Luis Enrique to break tradition and speak to his players directly after the match to remind them of the quality of their performance on the night.

The former Barcelona boss, who lifted this trophy in 2015, does not immediately relay his post-match thoughts to his players usually, but felt an exception needed to be made, such was the jarring impact of Elliott's late winner.

Enrique said: "I am pretty convinced that every single one of my players wants to play.

We know what it means to play at Anfield, it is a historic stadium with a wonderful history and that is a huge motivation.

"Yeah I have often told you why I almost never speak to my players after the game.

It is my view, I believe there is no point to it because the players are just thinking about the result but after the game against Liverpool I made an exception because I told them they did absolutely everything to get a result.