Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk after Liverpool's draw with Sunderland (Image: (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images))

Virgil van Dijk insists Mohamed Salah still has a significant role to play under Arne Slot at Liverpool. It comes after the forward was on the bench again for Wednesday night's 1-1 draw with Sunderland.

And the captain says he needs his long-serving colleague with him as part of the team's leadership group after Salah was a substitute for successive games for the first time in the Premier League as a Reds player.

The Egyptian, who was kept in reserve for Sunday's 2-0 win at West Ham United , was introduced at the start of the second half of the draw with the Black Cats for Cody Gakpo but was unable to inspire the champions to back-to-back victories as an own goal f

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