'There's no point' - Virgil van Dijk makes Premier League admission and explains what changed for Liverpool
Virgil van Dijk has urged Liverpool to maintain the resilience that saw them move clear at the Premier League summit - but admits there's no point looking at the table at present.
The Reds are now four points clear - albeit having played a game more than main rivals Manchester City and Arsenal - after coming from behind at the interval to thrash relegation-threatened Luton Town 4-1 at Anfield on Wednesday evening.
Van Dijk's header equalised Chiedozie Ogbene's early opener before Cody Gakpo, Luis Diaz and Harvey Elliott netted to make Liverpool the first team in a major European league to reach 100 goals for the season in all competitions.
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Jurgen Klopp's side earned their seventh win in eight top-flight games despite being without 10 first-team regulars after Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez joined the increasingly-lengthy injury list ahead of Sunday's League Cup final against Chelsea.
And Van Dijk was delighted with the "outstanding" reaction shown by Liverpool, who have now won 22 points from losing positions this campaign to match their best such tally in a Premier League term.
"With all the difficulties we had and the changes we had to make, it was always going to be a tough game," said the Reds skipper. "Nobody was really satisfied with that first half. We were too much in a rush, especially in the final third. We rushed it a little bit and didn't find the last pass.
"It's quite normal that you start to become nervous a little bit up front when you aren't making the right decision. Staying calm is the most difficult thing
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