Jurgen Klopp batted away concerns that Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk picked up major injuries in Liverpool's 2-1 victory over Tottenham at Anfield.
Salah, who scored a decisive penalty to extend the club's lead at the top of the Premier League table to six points on Sunday, was substituted on 85 minutes after receiving treatment.
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"With Mo it is the same ankle [he twisted in the win over Leicester earlier in the month], it just gets sore the longer the game goes on," Klopp explained after the match.
"It's not a massive issue. It will disappear one day, but the pain is still a little bit there at the moment."
Van Dijk, meanwhile, only sustained "a dead leg" during an encounter the Liverpool manager described as "a super game -- how football should look."
Tottenham scored in the opening minute through Harry Kane, with Jordan Henderson equalising in the second half, before Salah's winner from the spot on 75 minutes.
"I'm pleased with how we responded and I expected it from us as well," Klopp said after Liverpool stretched their unbeaten home league run to 45 matches.
"An early goal is not the best thing that can happen, but makes one thing clear... game on!
"We expected Tottenham to be compact, aggressive, pressing us.
"I loved the game. It's how to play against a really good side who always have a threat. We wanted to be special in the counter-press and it was excellent.
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"Being 1-0 down against Tottenham with the strength they have on the counter -- the boys deserve huge credit for the performance, which was really, really good. I liked it a lot."
Meanwhile, Mauricio Pochettino said: "When we scored so early, the team thought 'defend, defend, defend.' We did that a bit too much and lost some of our play.
"We competed well. We need to improve a lot but I'm disappointed. We wanted to make them play deeper, but we know very well Anfield will push and increase the level of their team. I think Liverpool is the best team in Europe and of course really competitive."
Tottenham are now without a win in their last 11 away games in the league.