Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers denies there is unrest within the camp after a stuttering start to the season but admits he has warned defender Mamadou Sakho about his behaviour.
The France defender is expected to be fined after storming out of Anfield ahead of Saturday’s Merseyside derby having discovered he was not in the squad.
Sakho has had an unconvincing start to his Liverpool career since arriving from Paris Saint-Germain a year ago.
He lost his place to fit-again Martin Skrtel at West Ham just over a week ago and was unconvincing when recalled for the League Cup tie against Middlesbrough, resulting in him being omitted entirely against Everton and provoking his fit of pique.
Sakho has not travelled to Switzerland to face Basel as Rodgers said he sustained a thigh injury which will rule him out for two to three weeks but he has tackled the 24-year-old over his weekend strop.
“It is not something we expect from any of our players but we have spoken,” he said.
“He knows the situation fully, he apologised and we move on from it.
“His injury has come in a training session so it is unfortunate really.
“He just felt a pain in his thigh, he has had the scan on it and it shows he has a slight tear in there which will be two to three weeks.”
Rodgers denied there was unhappiness in the camp after a disappointing start to the campaign which has seen his side win just four times in eight games.
“It is anything but that,” he added. “Any of the players will tell you this is a group that is very much based on success and the behaviours within our team.
“We can understand that a player is not happy but it is very important that what we have achieved is down to the team.
“We are obviously working hard to consistently win games and I think we are seeing the early stages of all the players integrating and coming together.
“The team is very happy in terms of the relations with each other and we aim to continue to simply work hard and gain positive results.”
They will do that, for the time being, without Daniel Sturridge as the England striker is not yet fit to return from a thigh strain which has sidelined him for five matches.
