Virgil van Dijk says Liverpool “are completely united and go ahead as one” after Mohamed Salah returned to the squad for Saturday’s win over Brighton.
Salah got here off the bench for his first Liverpool look since claiming he had been “thrown beneath the bus” by the membership following final weekend’s 3-3 draw with Leeds.
The 33-year-old was omitted of the squad for the midweek Champions League win at Inter Milan, however returned for the Brighton recreation following talks with supervisor Arne Slot and claimed an help within the 2-0 win.
Salah joins up with the Egypt nationwide workforce for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) on Monday and will miss as much as eight Liverpool video games if his nation go all the best way to the ultimate on 18 January.
“We confirmed this week that we’re completely united. We go ahead as one,” stated Van Dijk, who made his 250th Premier League look for Liverpool on Saturday.
“Mo goes to Afcon and all of us hope that he’ll achieve success there and he’ll come again and be necessary for us for the remainder of the season.
“The opposite facet of it’s that everyone knows soccer and we don’t know what’s going to occur. I hope that he stays as a result of he’s certainly one of my leaders and nonetheless essential for the soccer membership. However there’s extra events to this example.”
