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Van Dijk admitted that he and his Liverpool teammates gave up during their capitulation against City, despite a positive start in their quarter-final.The humiliating cup exit leaves Liverpool with Champions League qualification as the only remaining objective. City were outstanding but it was worrying and concerning the way Liverpool did crumble."But it's even more alarming what the players are saying after the game, saying there's no fight, gave the game up, at Liverpool Football Club, that can't happen on the pitch and can't be said off it.
Salah's revelation came during the international break where he confirmed that this season would be has last and he will leave the club just 12 months into a two-year extension.Despite pressure surrounding Slot, Liverpool have been steadfast in their backing for the Dutchman. However, the next seven to 10 days could be crucial for the Premier League-winning manager.The Reds travel to Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday in their quarter-final first-leg before welcoming Fulham on Saturday, with the return fixture against the Ligue 1 giants on Tuesday (April 14).What the future holds in the summer with the head coach in the Anfield hotseat remains to be seen but with Salah's impending exit, questions surrounding who replaces the Egyptian record-breaker.However, the former Liverpool captain is confident that the club have options to replace Mohamed Salah, even if they don't go like-for-like following the Egyptian star's exit.He said: "The concern if you're trying to Salah, like-for-like, there's very few out there.
From being around Liverpool, the recruitment team will have different options, that doesn't necessarily mean like-for-like."When we had to replace Mane for example, they signed Diaz, when Suarez or Torres has left, they've had different type of options."Liverpool have a fantastic record of replacing top players so I've got every confidence from a recruitment point of view that they'll have different options. They'll have to replace his goal involvements which is extremely difficult because he's been incredible for Liverpool."Watch the Premier League on TNT SportsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.
