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Virgil van Dijk backs Mohamed Salah to bounce back and turn Egypt disappointment into success with Liverpool this season after World Cup heartbreak which saw him miss a penalty and be pelted with objects by Senegal fans

Virgil van Dijk has insisted Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah can use his World Cup heartbreak with Egypt as fuel for a potential quadruple at club level.

Star forward Salah missed his side's first spot-kick after being targeted with dozens of lasers and was pelted with objects by opposition fans in his side's crucial World Cup qualifying play-off against Senegal, which the Indomitable Lions won 3-1 on penalties after the game finished 1-0 on the night in Dakar, and 1-1 on aggregate.

But van Dijk, who played 90 minutes in Holland's 1-1 friendly draw against Germany simultaneously, asked 'did he lose?