Virgil van Dijk has joined Mohamed Salah in signing a new contract with Liverpool. Van Dijk’s deal was due to expire at the end of the season but the Netherlands center back has penned a new, two-year contract.

Liverpool finally confirmed Virgil van Dijk's new contract just a week after committing Mohamed Salah to fresh terms.

Strikers get spooked by the aura of world-class defenders and tend to avoid them altogether — especially Van Dijk