Thierry Henry has claimed that Virgil van Dijk is Liverpool's "most important player" after he scored a late winner in his side's 2-1 victory over West Ham on Sunday.

And while analysing Van Dijk's goal, Arsenal legend Henry insisted he is a more important player for Liverpool than even Mohamed Salah, who has scored a remarkable 32 goals in 46 games across all competitions this season.

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However, Henry said of Van Dijk on Sky Sports ' Monday Night Football : "This is why I keep on saying this is the most important player to sign.

I said, he's the most important player at Liverpool.

Then you have the most valuable player is Mo Salah, he's [Van Dijk] the most important."

Salah has already committed his future to Liverpool by signing a new two-year deal and Van Dijk is set to follow suit, having all but confirmed that an agreement has been reached following the win over West Ham.

"I think first, all the focus should be going to the Hillsborough anniversary," Van Dijk said.
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