believes can use Egypt’s qualification failure as motivation to win trophies for Liverpool this season.
Egypt have missed out on a place at the World Cup in Qatar later this year after losing their penalty shootout to Senegal on Tuesday.
Salah missed his penalty while his Liverpool teammate, , scored the winning spot-kick to secure Senegal’s place at the World Cup.
Speaking after Egypt’s defeat, Van Dijk reminded Salah that he still has a lot to play for with Liverpool and warned Mane that Senegal could be up against his Netherlands side in the group stage.
‘Did he lose? Well obviously, I feel sorry for Mo and for Egypt, but football is sometimes like this,’ Van Dijk said.
‘I am sure he will turn the disappointment into success for the rest of the season. We still have everything to play for so there is a lot of things still to achieve for him.
‘As for Sadio, I wish him all the best and if he is in our group, he is going to need that good luck.’
Salah, meanwhile, was targeted by fans who shone green laser pens in his face during the match and the shootout.
The Liverpool forward was also escorted off the pitch by two security guards following Egypt’s defeat.
Senegal, meanwhile have qualified for a consecutive World Cup for the first time in their history.
In 2018, they failed to make it out of the group stage with Colombia and Japan advancing from their group to the knockout stage.
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