Salah Can Replace Trent Alexander Arnold As Van Dijk’s Deputy – Ian Rush

Liverpool legend Ian Rush has come out to say that Mohamed Salah can succeed Trent Alexander-Arnold in a new role for the Reds. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, vice-captain Alexander-Arnold leaving the club for Real Madrid cannot be an issue because Salah is more than capable of filling the void by become Van Dijk’s new deputy.

He added that the Egyptian’s determination to be successful is second to none, hence his goalscoring prowess over the years.

His words, “Without doubt [Salah remains integral], I was really made up when he signed the new contract.

The first half of last season, you know, he was incredible, and in the second half it was probably more about his assists. He is changing his game now to do that.

What I like about him now, ever since he was injured when he did the shoulder (in 2018), you look at his physique and he is not going to get injured again.

His determination to be successful is there and when you speak to him, he is looking to learn and most probably the best part about him now is he is helping the younger ones as well.

[He tells them] ‘If you want to be doing that, you need to be doing this’. So he is an inspiration to the younger players to tell them if you want to achieve what Mo Salah has achieved, this is what you have to be doing.

You have to work hard in training, you have to do that and maybe sometimes that goes unnoticed about such a great job that he has done.

That is why I am happy he has signed for two years and looking at his performances, I look at the [ages] of 28 and 29 and you work on your weaknesses and over the age of 30 you are taught to work on your strengths.

And I think that is what Mo is doing and, as I say, it goes unnoticed about the work he helps the younger ones off the pitch.

One hundred percent [he should be vice captain] and he captained them against Preston didn’t he? I think Van Dijk is doing what Van Dijk does, he is incredible and he leads them there.”

WOW.

Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has played its home games at Anfield since its formation.

Domestically, the club has won 19 league titles, eight FA Cups, a record nine League Cups and 16 FA Community Shields. In international competitions, the club has won six European Cups, three UEFA Cups, four UEFA Super Cups—all English records—and one FIFA Club World Cup.

The club established itself as a major force in domestic and European football in the 1970s and 1980s, when Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish, led the club to a combined 11 League titles and four European Cups. Liverpool won two further European Cups in 2005 and 2019 under the management of Rafael Benítez and Jürgen Klopp, respectively; the latter led Liverpool to a 19th league title in 2020, the club’s first during the Premier League era.

Anfield was built in 1884 on land adjacent to Stanley Park. Situated 2 miles (3 km) from Liverpool city centre, it was originally used by Everton before the club moved to Goodison Park after a dispute over rent with Anfield owner John Houlding. Left with an empty ground, Houlding founded Liverpool in 1892 and the club has played at Anfield ever since. The capacity of the stadium at the time was 20,000, although only 100 spectators attended Liverpool’s first match at Anfield.