If there's any indicator of just now good Mohamed Salah is right now, it's that Virgil van Dijk knows the Egyptian is going to score before he's even taken a shot.
Salah had yet another record breaking game against Manchester United on Sunday, as he became the highest scoring African player in Premier League history and he scored in his 10th consecutive game.
Liverpool were 4-0 up at half-time at Old Trafford, Salah scoring two of the goals before the break. He then scored a third early in the second-half to complete his hat-trick.
Van Dijk could be seen in the background raising his arms to celebrate, before the ball had hit the back of the net.
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This isn't the first time the Dutchman has anticipated a goal from Salah. It's something he first started doing just months after he joined the club in 2017/18.
Liverpool hosted Newcastle United at Anfield in March 2018 and the Reds won 2-0, courtesy of goals from Salah and Sadio Mane.
Salah's goal came before half-time as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain cut through the Newcastle defence and picked out Salah, who slotted it beyond Martin Dubravka.
The Inside Anfield footage from that game shows Van Dijk knew it was a goal before Salah even had the ball at his feet, with his arms raised moments before Oxlade-Chamberlain played the pass.
Van Dijk has continued to do it ever since. Moments captured against Porto in 2018/19, Newcastle United again in 2019/20 show him celebrating his teammate's goals before they were even goals.
It's something he's certainly made a habit of, especially this season, with fans noticing the trend against Atletico Madrid last week and again against Manchester United at the weekend.
Van Dijk isn't the only player to do so as James Milner was captured raising his arms in preempted celebration before Salah scored his wondergoal against Watford earlier this month.
The form Salah is in, it seems everything he touches turns into a goal.
It's no surprise his teammates expect to see the ball hit the back of the net.
