Virgil van Dijk reveals how Liverpool FC squad reacted to victory over Manchester United

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk admitted Jurgen Klopp's side would not take their convincing 7-0 win over Manchester United for granted, but insisted the Merseyside outfit would quickly move on.

The home side scored six times without reply in the second half to condemn United to their heaviest defeat since Boxing Day 1931. It was Cody Gakpo, who was previously on United's transfer radar, who gave the Merseyside outfit the lead in the clash. Darwin Nunez doubled the home side's lead just two minutes after the interval, before Gakpo netted his second to make it 3-0.

Shortly after that, Mohamed Salah got in on the act to smash a thunderous effort past David de Gea to make it 4-0 to Liverpool. Nunez converted with a header to add a fifth before Salah got his second. Substitute Roberto Firmino completed the scoring for Klopp's side, adding a seventh with two minutes of normal time left on the clock.

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Liverpool, who have now defeated United 4-0, 5-0 and 7-0 since just the beginning of last season, were incredibly impressive against the Reds, but Van Dijk has insisted that the Merseyside club will simply focus on their next match.

"We should not take these results for granted but there are many more games to play in order to get what we want. In this case that’s Champions League football and that’s what we focus on," the Dutchman said, via PA. "We shouldn’t just brush it off like it’s any other day. We won 7-0 in a difficult season that we’ve had. You should be able to stand still and enjoy that a little bit.

"But the focus will turn and it’s another week towards Bournemouth. I think our focus has always been one game at a time and that doesn’t