Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has said he believes his team can use the disappointment of last season to help propel them to silverware this term.

Bill Shankly once said of Ron Yeats that he was so good, Liverpool could play Arthur Askey in goal. If Shankly had seen Virgil van Dijk in his prime, he might have added he could have picked Laurel and Hardy at full-back.

"At the moment, I am looking at our team and we are very calm. We are working our socks off each and every day, each and every game - and we need everyone fit, healthy and in form. That's the aim. " [We are] going into the games with the mentality that it's game by game, and that has always been the case.

Virgil van Dijk, a Dutch central who is under contract with Liverpool until June, could continue to be linked to the Anfield club.

Virgil van Dijk says praise from opponents shows Liverpool ‘on the right track’ - A seventh successive Champions League victory left Liverpool needing a point at most from their final game to guarantee top spot in the table.

Liverpool star is set to STAY after months of rumours Club captain Virgil van Dijk, vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold and talisman Mohamed Salah all have less than six months remaining on their contracts at Anfield and it is a real possibility that all three leave Liverpool for free in the summer.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk reacts to the Reds' 2-1 win over Lille in the Champions League when they made it seven wins out of seven. He also talks about how they must learn from last season when they struggled at the end of the campaign

Virgil van Dijk has been asked about how Liverpool is shaping up under Arne Slot. The defender also spoke about the various claims that the Reds are the best team in the world.