Virgil van Dijk has weighed in on claims that Liverpool are “the best team in Europe” right now after a convincing win over Bayer Leverkusen.
Ahead of Tuesday night’s game, former Reds midfielder and current Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso labeled Arne Slott’s side “one of, if not the best team in Europe” at the moment.
Liverpool beat Leverkusen 4-0 to go top of the revamped Champions League table with 12 points from four games.
The Reds are also top of the Premier League table with 25 points, two points above defending champions Manchester City.
Despite the hype surrounding Liverpool, Van Dijk has urged his teammates to finish strongly against Aston Villa ahead of the November international break next week.
“Based on the results, we’re doing very well, but I would definitely let others do the talking.” Van Dijk said.
“There is no point in me making statements like this because I know how it works in this world.
“We just have to keep going and I just want to win every game in front of us, like every one of us in the dressing room. We know how difficult it is and so far so good.
“But for example now we are recovering and we have to be ready for another big one on Saturday and we have to finish it well before the international break and then everyone goes in different directions now after that.
“So hopefully everyone will come back fit and healthy and ready to rock and roll for a very interesting period. So it’s about just carrying on.
“We are happy but we want to be happy at the end of the season and it’s about working every day and getting better and working on things that we have to improve because there are still so many things to improve.
“We all know that as players and the coach is very keen to show that too.”
Van Dijk added: “I think the overall performance was good and I think people forget that we are playing the champions in Germany and someone told me they have only lost once in all competitions.
“So you’re always going to have tough moments in games.
“I don’t think they created too many chances in the first half.
“Or no chances at all, a couple of shots from distance if I’m right and the disallowed goal, which is disallowed, so that’s obviously the reason.
“The second half with the goals we scored and the intensity we put in, they couldn’t handle it and in the end it was a very good win.
“(The first goal) was quality, quality everywhere.
“A great ball from Curtis and a great finish and you see we have the quality to hurt the opposition and it was a good goal.
“Lucho (Diaz) is a great player, just like the rest of the guys.
“Cody was great again, Mo was outstanding, so good.
“Darwin is very important and they have to continue because we need players who are fit, we need players who are shooting and playing their best football.”
