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.The captain was one of Liverpool’s better performers on an evening when too many of his teammates just didn’t show anything close to their best level,

Virgil van Dijk insists a decision still hasn’t been made on his Liverpool future as he enters the final few months of his contract. The Reds’ skipper was understandably emotional as he took in the scenes that followed his side’s Champions League demise last night.