Virgil van Dijk says Mo Salah is still ‘so important’ for Liverpool

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk (right) with team-mate Mohamed Salah (Peter Byrne/PA).

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has stressed the continued importance Mohamed Salah has as the club look to make a success of their season.

The Egypt international had one of his best games of a so-far underwhelming campaign with a penalty and an assist in the 3-0 win over Brighton – in which Curtis Jones and Dominik Szoboszlai scored – as Liverpool cruised into the fifth round of the FA Cup.