It cannot be easy being Virgil Van Dijk. It’s a topic he avoids whether amongst his team-mates and colleagues or when facing the media and a bank of microphones. Even though Wednesday night was Liverpool’s 23rd win in 24 league games this season, Van Dijk is taking nothing for granted. That meant it was difficult to break through but we kept patient.”And that is how this relentless red machine are marching towards their first Premier League title — one game at a time. Liverpool can also match Arsenal’s achievement of going unbeaten throughout a league season, and beat their run of 49 consecutive games without defeat, but Van Dijk does not care to look at the record books.

Source: Irish Examiner January 31, 2020 00:00 UTC