Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk says he still has “no idea” whether his career at the club will extend beyond this season. The Dutch defender, 33, is out of contract this summer and talks over an extension have dragged on.

There will come a point, and it may well arrive very soon, when Liverpool must go about replacing the irreplaceable.Virgil van Dijk's situation on Merseyside remains ambiguous, and there's certainly a chance the dominant Dutch defender opts against extending his stay at Anfield,

Virgil van Dijk was ascending the Wembley steps to collect the Carabao Cup trophy just over a year ago, but today he had to watch from afar as Newcastle’s players basked in the limelight instead.