Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk says second half substitute Darwin Nunez deserved his two late goals against Brentford after a difficult season so far.Two goals in second half stoppage time for

"If nobody is ready for a bumpy ride then this season will definitely be one."

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The Belgian made a string of fine stops in the second half to keep the Reds at bay and earn his side a point. Van Dijk added: "We should have won, could have won but the reality is we take a point at a difficult ground, a difficult evening, in terms of the toughness of the game.

Virgil van Dijk yet again illustrated his massive importance to Liverpool in the opening exchanges against Brentford this afternoon. The Reds headed to west London in need of a victory after some recent stumbles in the Premier League,

While the focus has been on the contracts of Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool are also at risk of losing Virgil van Dijk. The Liverpool captain, like the club's star forward and vice-captain is free to talk to other clubs about his future and if an agreement isn't reached by June 1 then he too could become a free agent.