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SportFootballJamie CarragherLiverpool legend Jamie Carragher has made a bombshell Virgil van Dijk admission after his heroics in the win over EvertonJamie Carragher has suggested that Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk could leave the club next summer. Just moments after his last-minute header won the Merseyside Derby, Carragher made quite the claim when speaking about Liverpool's 2-1 win with the goals coming from Van Dijk and Mohamed Salah.He said on Sky Sports: "The result is absolutely huge for Liverpool when you consider the Chelsea result yesterday.
Liverpool were a small team towards the end of that game and I was fearful of set-pieces.READ MORE: How many points Liverpool need to guarantee Champions League qualification after Everton win"When you think of how Liverpool have won this game - two of the absolute legends of the club have done it. Salah has done it again against Liverpool's biggest rivals, as he always does.
All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageVan Dijk has struggled at points this season but has now scored big goals against Sunderland and Everton. The same cannot be said for Hugo Ekitike, though.He suffered a serious Achilles injury as Liverpool were knocked out of the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain earlier this week.The focus for Slot and his players is firmly on being back in that competition next season with their win and defeat Chelsea meaning just nine points from their final 15 will be enough.Wins for Aston Villa and Manchester United, who beat the Blues, also moved them closer to sealing a top-five finish while Liverpool dashed Everton's European hopes with their victory.Sky Sports, HBO Max, Netflix and Disney+ with Ultimate TV packageThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.
