Liverpool's centre-backs showed against Manchester City why they have a case to be considered the best defensive pairing in Europe

Virgil van Dijk would wear slippers to play if Nike made them; he could do Wordle between attacks. Clive Tyldesley says he is more important than Mo Salah.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has urged supporters to make Anfield "horrible" for opponents in the coming months as his team seek to get their Premier League title challenge over the line.

Liverpool also have the advantage of playing seven of their remaining 11 Premier League matches at home, and Van Dijk believes the crowd can play a huge part

Virgil van Dijk has been in a title-winning position before with Liverpool and knows what needs to be done to get over the line.

Virgil van Dijk put in another impressive display as Liverpool emerged with a 2-0 win from Manchester City. But it could have been very different had he not stymied an early tactical issue.