Cody Gakpo has defined what Virgil van Dijk did within the Liverpool dressing room following the Reds’ 2-0 defeat of Manchester Metropolis on Sunday.
Liverpool’s win over the champions on the Etihad prolonged their lead on the high of the Premier League to 11 factors and places them in an outstanding place to go on and win their twentieth league title.
Video games will proceed to return thick and quick for Arne Slot’s aspect nevertheless, and captain van Dijk was desperate to remind his teammates of that after the victory over Pep Guardiola’s males.
“I believe whenever you are available in straight after you’re completely happy,” Gakpo stated about Sunday’s victory (by way of Liverpoolfc.com). “After the sport clearly the supervisor speaks on a regular basis, however the captain [Virgil van Dijk] did as effectively to only maintain us calm and maintain us targeted on the video games forward as a result of the season is just not completed with this win. We nonetheless have 11 extra video games to go. We’ve got to do the identical issues time and again and once more after which we see the place we are going to finish.”
Regardless of their very good place within the standings in the intervening time, van Dijk and his teammates seem keen to stay grounded and perceive that nothing has been received but.
Our skipper will probably be keen to make sure the usual don’t drop through the last 11 league video games to make sure he picks up his second Premier League trophy.
Up subsequent is the go to of Newcastle United to Anfield on Wednesday evening. We should guarantee we’re at our greatest proper from the off if we’re to select up one other big three factors.
