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.

Virgil van Dijk’s last-gasp winner in last year’s Carabao Cup final was pure theatre, so it should be no surprise that he readied himself for Wembley this weekend by embracing another drama.