Virgil van Dijk issues blunt warning to Liverpool over replacing Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesVirgil Van DijkVirgil van Dijk has issued a blunt warning to Liverpool over the challenge of replacing Mohamed Salah and Andrew Robertson as the duo bring an end to their Reds careersLiverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has warned the club about the task of replacing Salah and Robertson(Image: Getty Images)Virgil van Dijk has issued a stark warning to Liverpool over the difficulty of replacing long-serving key players Mohamed Salah and Andrew Robertson.The duo have just two matches left before bringing their career at Anfield to a close. In March, Salah confirmed that “the day has come” for his departure announcing he will leave the club after nine seasons.
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"It has been ups and downs," Van Dijk said reflecting on this season. That is what is difficult."He went on to add: "There will be a lot of work that has to be done going into next season.