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.

"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.

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.

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.

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 admits the experience of last season cannot be ignored by Liverpool after securing Champions League progress

Virgil van Dijk helped Liverpool to secure a spot in the last-16 of the Champions League as the Reds go forward in all four competitions in Arne Slot's debut season as boss

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.

Virgil van Dijk tied Liverpool's club record for most wins in a player's first 50 Champions League games as the Reds saw off Lille on Tuesday. Van Dijk played 90 minutes in the comfortable 2-1 win, which maintained Liverpool's 100% run of form in the Champions League this season.

A share of the spoils away to a Forest side occupying third place in the Premier League and who’d been on a run of seven wins in a row across all competitions is no disgrace, but it speaks to the mentality of Van Dijk and this Liverpool team that they weren’t content with taking a point from the City Ground.