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By Samuel Meade Alexis Mac Allister admits he and Mohamed Salah regularly poke fun at Virgil van Dijk as they use a Lionel Messi jibe to wind up their Liverpool team-mate. Just over a year ago Van Dijk was part of a Netherlands side that reached the last eight of the World Cup before their hopes were ended by eventual winners Argentina. The South Americans claimed victory on penalties in what was a hotly-contested affair. There were 18 yellow cards and one red shown as tensions boiled over. Van Dijk missed his penalty in the shootout before Lionel Messi took aim at Wout Weghorst in a post matc…