Virgil van Dijk was informed his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah failed to qualify for the World Cup finals this year during a post-match interview.
Salah suffered heartbreak on Tuesday evening as Senegal edged them into a World Cup slot after a penalty shootout following a closely fought playoff match.
Despite Egypt defeating their West African opponents 1-0 in last week’s first leg in Cairo, they suffered a reverse in Dakar and lost the shootout – with the Reds superstar missing his spot kick.
