Virgil van Dijk reminds Liverpool team-mates there is no room for complacency

Virgil van Dijk will reinforce to the dressing room there is no room for complacency after rejecting suggestions Liverpool’s title quest was “almost there”.

A 2-0 win over Newcastle, coupled with Arsenal’s draw at Nottingham Forest, opened up a 13-point lead at the top and Opta now rate their chances of winning a first Premier League in five years at 98.7 per cent.

Most observers agree the race is over as even if the Gunners win all their remaining games, one of which is Anfield’s penultimate league match in May, Arne Slot’s side would have to lose three and draw at least one of their final 10 fixtures for the situation to be reversed.

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Supporters are certainly convinced as they sang loudly about winning the league during the win over Newcastle but Van Dijk is keen to maintain a level head.

“They can sing whatever they want. We definitely enjoy the atmosphere. We have to deal with that,” he said.

“There is no ‘almost there’. There are 10 more games to go for us and nothing is decided yet. Until it gets decided we don’t get carried away whatsoever.

“I’m going to be the boring guy in that sense because I’m going to say ‘onto the next, keep calm’.

“You have to enjoy winning games but not for too long as you play almost every three days.

“We have put ourselves in a very good position but it doesn’t mean that anything is done, I keep reminding players and also the outside world – you guys in the media – that there is no time and space for complacency.

“The message (before Newcastle) was we had to show what we are all about because after a very good win against Man City to drop points or have a bad performance (would mean) the performance against City doesn’t stand for