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Virgil van Dijk has told anyone who doesn't believe Liverpool can catch Manchester City to "better stay home" - and admits he has not yet fully recovered from his serious knee injury.

Van Dijk opened the scoring as the Reds beat Crystal Palace 3-1 on Sunday to close the gap on Premier League leaders City to nine points with a game in hand.

Liverpool remain in contention on four fronts having won through to the Carabao Cup final, the FA Cup fourth round and the Champions League knockout stages.

And Van Dijk is convinced Jurgen Klopp's side - who have now only lost twice in 43 games in all competitions - can push City all the way.

"If you look above us, obviously Manchester City has been incredible, they're a fantastic team and they've been doing so well, so it's going to be a tough task for us to catch them," said the Holland international.

"But there's no point in this phase of the season to look too much at others. We have full focus on