Two Liverpool stars instructed to pull Mohamed Salah aside as deadline set

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballMohamed SalahVirgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson have been told to speak to Mohamed Salah with a clear Liverpool deadline setSteve McManaman has admitted he wants to see Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson speak to Mohamed Salah to resolve the awkward situation at Liverpool. As such, McManaman has stated it needs to be fixed immediately and called on two of Liverpool's senior stars to step in."I think that's the important part in the coming hours and days," he told TNT Sports when asked how Liverpool sort the situation.

He’s got relationships with Virgil van Dijk for the last eight years, and Andy Robertson for last eight years. Everybody’s close in that dressing room.'I’d have a word with him if I’d known him for that long saying 'Oi, this is not good for you and it’s not good for the team going forward.'"This has to be nipped in the bud before he goes to AFCON.

You can’t have six weeks of everyone thinking about rumours and innuendos: 'what’s this', 'what’s that?' 'Will he come back in January?'"This needs to be nipped in the bud now before he goes because it will not do anybody any good if it carries on over the next six weeks."There will be more to follow. Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you.Follow us on Twitter/X at @‌LivEchoLFC - the official Liverpool ECHO LFC Twitter account - for all the latest LFC news as it happens in real time.We're also on Facebook at LiverpoolEchoLFC - your must-see LFC news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day from the Liverpool ECHO.Listen to our podcasts by searching for 'Blood Red' wherever you get your podcasts.Sign up to one of the Liverpool Echo's free daily and weekly newsletters on Liverpool FC by clicking here.