Few of those involved at Liverpool have much to thank Mohamed Salah for this season. But one man does: Virgil van Dijk. In truth, there should be no-one at Anfield more grateful to Salah than the club captain. Because the Kop's Egyptian king has proved to be a human shield for the Dutchman during this disastrous title defence. Salah has had more criticism than anyone in Arne Slot's imploding team, as the defeats have racked up and the questions have been asked of how things are going so badly