'Something special is happening' - Virgil Van Dijk staying immune to title fever

Taking his lead from Jurgen Klopp and club captain Jordan Henderson, Van Dijk refuses to countenance the question of ‘when?’ preferring to preface such talk with ‘if’ about the title lift

It cannot be easy being Virgil Van Dijk.

However effortless it appears for him to bestride football pitches like a modern-day colossus, marshalling the peerless defence of the best side in the world, he still faces a daily challenge.