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Virgil's backing Salah to come good again

- BY STAFF REPORTER

SKIPPER Virgil van Dijk insists Mohamed Salah still has a significant role to play under Arne Slot at Liverpool.

It comes after the forward was on the bench again for Wednesday night's 1-1 draw with Sunderland. And the captain says he needs his long-serving colleague with him as part of the team's leadership group after Salah was a substitute for successive games for the first time in the Premier League as a Reds player.

The Egyptian, who was kept in reserve for Sunday's 2-0 win at West Ham United, was introduced at the start of the second half of the draw with the Black Cats for Cody Gakpo but was unable to inspire the champions to back-to-back victories as an own goal from Nordi Mukiele cancelled out Chemsdine Talbi’s opener.