mentioned he “at all times” needs to remain at amid questions if the winger shall be at Anfield subsequent season.
Salah introduced his future on Merseyside into doubt in December with an explosive interview when he accused the membership of throwing him beneath the bus and breaking guarantees to him.
Van Dijk says he ‘at all times’ needs Salah to remain (Peter Byrne/PA Wire)
However whereas he was then omitted from the squad for the Champions League sport at Inter Milan, relations have been repaired to the extent that he has began all seven video games since his return from the Africa Cup of Nations.
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He scored and assisted in and has an extra season on his contract, with Van Dijk hoping he stays at Anfield.
He defined: “I at all times need Mo to remain as a result of I am a superb pal of him and we have been by the highs and not-so-highs – I do not wish to name them lows – collectively for therefore a few years. The identical as me, he is bought another 12 months [on his current deal], so we’ll see.
“I believe Mo remains to be so vital for us. Final week he had an help once more and broke one other file and he’s nonetheless the chief and vital for me personally, as a captain, to have round and to have him on the pitch and his presence advantages the group. He additionally has to only maintain going.”
Salah’s aim towards Brighton was simply his second in his final 13 appearances for Liverpool however Van Dijk added: “He at all times offers the group greater than targets. There’s clearly quite a lot of give attention to his targets in the meanwhile and that is additionally a part of his life as a result of he places the requirements so extraordinarily excessive when he does not rating as a lot he will get criticised. He has to remain calm and attempt to be vital with every thing he nonetheless can do and there’s a lot nonetheless he’s vital for us on and off the pitch.
“Let’s have a look at for the remainder of the season how vital he nonetheless is and could be and the remainder of the group will hopefully achieve success however there’s nonetheless an extended method to go.”