Reds captain Van Dijk has been one of the best defenders in the Premier League for almost a decade, making more than 300 appearances for Liverpool since joining from Southampton in 2018.
Liverpool legend John Arne Riise believes Reds boss Arne Slot only has one ‘irreplaceable’ player at Anfield.
One of the few Liverpool players currently struggling is Uruguayan striker Darwin Nunez, who missed a glorious chance in the 2-2 draw with Aston Villa last week.
‘Luckily Liverpool haven’t had too many injury issues, but I look at that squad and, apart from Virgil van Dijk, I think any player is replaceable.
Slot was unhappy with Nunez’s reaction to the miss and Riise believes it is on his Liverpool team-mates to improve his mood until he rediscovers his form.
