Liverpool have been missing some top players through injury over the past few months. Without the likes of Mohamed Salah, Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold and a handful of others, the Reds were always going to be weaker for it. However, even without those luminaries missing, Liverpool have still found a way to win. They even picked up a trophy along the way. That they did was down to a collective effort, but there’s little question that it wouldn’t have been possible without captain and leader Virgil van Dijk. As well as being the match winner in the Carabao Cup final, Van Dijk has been …