Virgil van Dijk: Mohamed Salah omission sends message to Liverpool dressing room

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk (right), who admitted Mohamed Salah's omission from the team for the second successive match should serve as a reminder that no-one's place is guaranteed. Pic: Peter Byrne/PA Wire.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk admitted Mohamed Salah's omission from the team for the second successive match should serve as a reminder that no-one's place is guaranteed.

The Egypt international was an unused substitute for Sunday's win at West Ham and he was on the bench for the 1-1 draw at home to Sunderland, the first time in his Anfield career he had not started in back-to-back league matches.