The Belgian made a string of fine stops in the second half to keep the Reds at bay and earn his side a point. Van Dijk added: "We should have won, could have won but the reality is we take a point at a difficult ground, a difficult evening, in terms of the toughness of the game.

While Liverpool fans hope Virgil van Dijk remains beyond the summer, at 33, the club needs to start thinking about a long-term successor for the Dutchman. Murphy has suggested a current Premier League captain.

Liverpool are staring down the barrel of losing both Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk for nothing with a new report emerging out of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday

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Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold are all out of contract this summer and have yet to agree new deals

The Reds have reportedly opened talks with the man they believe could replace Trent Alexander-Arnold. Alexander-Arnold, who is the current vice-captain at Anfield, is one of the three stars – alongside Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah – out of contract at Liverpool this summer.