Mohamed Salah has revealed what he really thinks about Jürgen Klopp after admitting Liverpool's 'problems'

As was the case for so many years during his time at Liverpool, Jürgen Klopp's job was to take the tension out of a difficult issue.

The Reds boss spoke to a handful of reporters who have followed his every move in great detail over the past nine years earlier this month and reflected on a piece he had just filmed for Sky Sports as part of their coverage of his end-of-season departure.

“It was really nice,” Klopp began. “They had Stevie (Steven Gerrard), Sir Kenny (Dalglish), Mo (Salah) there – that part was probably filmed before the West Ham game!”

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The one-liner drew some giggles from the reporters gathered around the table for the chat, and Klopp's subsequent hearty laughter showed that the pair have now put their pitchside disagreements with Salah in the 2-2 draw at the London Stadium behind them.

If this avoidable conflict was exacerbated by Salah's insistence as he left the London Stadium that “there would be fire” if he spoke to the media that day, this disagreement will no longer be an issue when analyzing the relationship between one of the world's most talented coaches and his greatest goalscorer in the future.

And Klopp's willingness to make light of a public dispute between the two highly revered figures was proof that the storm in a teacup had long since subsided.

Salah's goals were a key reason Klopp won Premier League and Champions League trophies, among others, but the Egyptian also rose to world class status thanks to the coaching skills of his manager at Anfield.

As Salah put it in his Sky Sports piece, the two were perfect for each other. It was a working relationship but one that will last for decades.

“I think, first of all, in our first phone call,” Salah says in the tribute. “What stuck in my mind was how he explained to me that he wanted me to come here,” Salah told Sky Sports. “And he basically explained to me that he was building a new team at the club and Sadio [Mane] and Bobby [Firmino] are there and he wanted me to play in the team.

“My football. He said: 'I will improve your football and give you the freedom to do what you want.' And then I thought, okay, I'm coming. I came and then the rest, you can see that.”

“We have been here together for seven or eight years, so there are too many moments [to choose] but I think winning the Premier League in that game when Chelsea beat Man City and also winning the Champions League are things that stick in my mind because there were too many emotions involved.

“I always look at this situation from a human perspective. He definitely improved me as a player and I definitely helped him a lot as a coach. We helped each other a lot and we gave everything for the club to win trophies, everyone can see that.”

“But what I take away from this as a human being, as a person, is that when I'm in trouble, I can talk to him and ask him as a person. I think we'll keep the communication going forever, for life. Because it's not just a relationship at work, we take it outside as well and we'll stay in touch forever.”

Salah's words in the film, shown directly to Klopp by Sky Sports – despite the frustration both had shown during the tie in London on April 27 – give a more accurate portrayal of how the pair will now say goodbye. The social media post that followed did the same.

“It has been great to share all these trophies and experiences with you over the last seven years,” Salah wrote in a final letter to his departing boss on Monday afternoon. “I wish you all the best for the future and hope to see you again.”

And as the 211 goals and eight trophies won during that time prove, it was a partnership that mostly worked perfectly.