Super Salah an eye opener for Virgil

EVERYTHING Virgil van Dijk needed to know about his new club was there in front of him. From the defensive howler that gifted Leicester an early lead to the brilliance of Mo Salah that meant Liverpool triumphed from adversity and remain in the top four.

Van Dijk, whose £75million transfer from Southampton will be ratified when the window opens tomorrow, received a great ovation as he took his seat in Anfield’s main stand.

After three minutes, he saw exactly why he’d been bought, a loose pass from his prospective new defensive partner Joel Matip triggering a series of mishaps that allowed Jamie Vardy to score and have Leicester dreaming of a first Anfield win since 2000.

Jurgen Klopp’s men battered away for an equaliser for the remainder of the first half without joy. But when you have Salah, it’s never over.

His equaliser after 52 minutes left Daniel Amartey kicking thin air and Christian Fuchs on his backside. The winner was even better, spinning Harry Maguire 180 degrees before sprinting off into the distance and firing home. It was Salah’s 23rd goal of an outstanding debut season at Anfield, his 17th in the Premier League, and left you hoping England avoid Egypt at next summer’s World Cup.

‘He can keep this standard for sure,’ said Klopp, who has to wait and see if his star man can recover in time to face Burnley tomorrow after limping off late on.

‘He scored two fantastic goals but he knows and I know he couldn’t have done so well this season without the support of all the other boys.

‘You don’t want to be 1-0 down but, if you are, you want the best reaction and ours was fantastic.’