Virgil van Dijk was informed of Mohamed Salah missing out on a place at the 2022 World Cup moments after participating in a friendly yesterday evening.
Captaining the Netherlands against Germany, the Liverpool defender was involved in a 1-1 draw between the sides but was quickly asked about another match that had been taking place on Tuesday night.
Sadio Mane and Salah went head-to-head in a game of great importance for the second time this year, having already faced off against each other in the Africa Cup of Nations final at the start of February.