Virgil van Dijk sends Mo Salah contract message after making Premier League history

Mohamed Salah was the prima of Liverpool's triumph agains Bournemouth and team-mate Virgil van Dijk has called upon the Egyptian to proceed firing the Reds to occurrence amid his expiring contract

Virgil van Dijk appears to person called upon Liverpool team-mate Mo Salah to widen his enactment astatine Anfield and declared 'let's support going' aft the Egyptian scored his 21st extremity of the season.

That onslaught saw Salah determination up of Frank Lampard into sixth successful the Premier League's all-time goalscorer standings and Van Dijk wants the 32-year-old to proceed to people much goals for the Reds. Salah's treble ensured that Liverpool extended their pb astatine the apical of the Premier League to 9 points aft beating Bournemouth.

Both Salah and Van Dijk are acceptable to see their contracts expire travel the extremity of the season, successful summation to Trent Alexander-Arnold, with nary announcement connected an hold appearing imminent. The Dutch defender heaped praise connected Salah for his show against the Cherries.

"Let's marque it more, let's support going," said Van Dijk pursuing the game. "He has evidently been astonishing for the shot nine implicit each those years.

"I spot the hard enactment helium puts in, but the numbers talk for itself. It's an outstanding performance, but helium is simply a phenomenal player."

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker was likewise afloat of praise for Salah. The Brazil planetary was keen to constituent retired his team-mate's exertion to the squad distant from uncovering goals however.

"He [Mo Salah] is quality, helium knows however important helium is for the squad erstwhile helium scores.," said Alisson. "Defending is thing helium doesn't similar to do, but helium does it for the team."

Salah's absorption remains connected Liverpool's rubric ambitions alternatively than immoderate idiosyncratic accolades however. The Reds beryllium 9 points wide of Arsenal and Nottingham Forest, with the Gunners to look Manchester City connected Sunday, who are six points further behind.

The seasoned winger, who has present surpassed 20 goals successful each of the past 5 seasons, believes his broadside are heading successful the close absorption for success.

"We request to enactment humble and instrumentality each crippled astatine a time," helium said. "It feels bully scoring goals and the squad winning. My main people is to triumph the Premier League with the team. We are going successful the close direction."

While Liverpool won by 2 goals, brag Arne Slot reckons Salah's curling 2nd onslaught proved to beryllium the difference.

"Maybe that 2nd extremity was the quality betwixt the 2 teams," helium said. "It was not an casual chance, and helium puts it successful the net, but it shows you however overmuch prime helium has."

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