Liverpool news: Virgil van Dijk makes huge title claim - Man City should be worried
LIVERPOOL defender Virgil van Dijk insists his side still have “a lot of things” to improve upon despite claiming a ninth straight Premier League win by thrashing top-four hopefuls Arsenal at Anfield yesterday.
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The Reds remain unbeaten after 20 league games and continued their sublime run of form with a 5-1 hammering of Arsenal.
After falling behind through Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Roberto Firmino struck twice in 90 seconds to reverse the lead in the hosts’ favour.
And Liverpool led 4-1 by half-time after Sadio Mane finished from Mohamed Salah’s set-up, with the Egyptian then scoring himself from the penalty spot.
Another penalty after the hour mark allowed Firmino to notched his hat-trick as Jurgen Klopp’s charges moved at least temporarily nine points clear at the summit of England’s top flight.
Liverpool are now being talked about as title favourites ahead of a mouthwatering showdown with rivals Manchester City at the Etihad on Thursday (8pm).
That is with Liverpool having only conceded a mere eight goals while scoring 48 - just three less than the defending champions - having gone up another gear in December, in which they have won all of their nine games across all competitions.
And while Van Dijk hinted at the confidence within the camp by suggesting Liverpool should relish the possibility of winning the title, he warned that they still need to improve in areas despite their stunning form until now.
“Anything [is possible]. That’s how we should go out there and play as well - [with the mindset that] anything is possible,” Van Dijk told the BT Sport cameras.
Virgil van Dijk insists Liverpool still have areas for improvement (Image: GETTY)
Liverpool are nine points clear of the Premier League until Man City play later today (Image: GETTY)
That’s how we should go out there and play as well - anything is possible
Virgil van Dijk
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“You still need to do it on the pitch but we are on a good way and we feel good. It’s obviously tough these days but it’s a great time to be a Liverpool player - and also a fan I think as well.
“We still need to improve a lot of things but obviously we’re very happy with the situation at the moment.
“We want to keep going and keep working hard and keep the intensity high, to make sure we keep doing well. That’s the only thing for it.”
Andy Robertson acknowledged the importance of Liverpool’s next match, with the Merseyside outfit knowing they will have at least a seven-point advantage over Pep Guardiola’s City before kick-off.
Roberto Firmino scored his first career hat-trick in Liverpool's win (Image: GETTY)
Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool have not lost in the Premier League yet this season (Image: GETTY)