With Andy Robertson set to go away Liverpool on the finish of the season, Virgil van Dijk has not shied away from admitting what the Reds will likely be shedding when the Scot departs.
Since signing for the Anfield-based outfit again in 2017, the full-back has gained each main trophy doable and have become recognised as among the finest left backs on this planet.
After falling behind Milos Kerkez within the pecking order because the Hungarian’s arrival final yr, Robertson has been restricted to only 10 begins within the league this season and van Dijk is conscious of how large a presence the Liverpool dressing room is shedding within the coming days.
“I believe main at all times begins by instance and over all these years that we’ve been working collectively, I really feel like he’s undoubtedly led by instance,” our No.4 informed Liverpoolfc.com.
“This yr he’s been my vice-captain. It’s a participant with a lot expertise, it’s somebody that clearly at all times will really feel and take the accountability when wanted.
“For me, I can say something that I wish to say to him and the opposite method round as nicely, so it was at all times going to work. And even in a tricky season that we had this yr, it was at all times going to be difficult, however we tried to do it in the easiest way that we are able to.
“He’s a frontrunner in the way in which he acts and in the way in which he needs to place the crew in entrance and that’s the naked minimal. I believe he did that fairly nicely.”
With Mo Salah additionally shifting on on the finish of the season, there’s a sense that Liverpool want considerably of one other rebuild.
There’s additionally discontent amongst a variety of Kopites concerning supervisor Arne Slot and the variety of lacklustre performances the Premier League champions have put on this time period.
Heading into the ultimate day of the marketing campaign, Liverpool are nonetheless but to have secured qualification for subsequent season’s Champions League.
Difficult on all 4 fronts will show troublesome as soon as once more subsequent season with even fewer leaders within the squad and that’s the message our captain could also be trying to make right here.
There stays ongoing rumours that Alisson might be on his strategy to Juventus on the finish of the marketing campaign whereas Joe Gomez, the Reds’ present longest serving participant, has admitted ‘something can occur’ concerning his future (GOAL).
Robertson is a Liverpool legend and it’ll be unhappy to see him depart – however he’ll get a correct goodbye on Sunday with a mosaic deliberate inside L4.
