Virgil van Dijk says he is not entertaining any talk of a potential Liverpool quadruple this season despite the Reds impressive first half of the campaign.
Arne Slot’s side beat Spurs 6-3 on Sunday and are currently top of both the Premier League and Champions League table, as well as in the semi-final of the Carabao Cup.
It has been a strong start to life under Slot but the Liverpool captain insists he will not be getting too carried away at this stage of the season.
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Following the 6-3 win at Tottenham, the Dutchman said: “Are you speaking about a quadruple in this case? Well, I think I’ve given answers already many times that we don’t think what’s out there in May. We want to be up there in May, but we’ve seen how difficult it is.
“But, listen, we focus about what’s next ahead of us and that’s the only thing. I’m not getting dragged into any conversation about potential winning a trophy or two or three or four.
“It’s all about being there each and every game that’s ahead of us. At the moment, there was Spurs, a tough one, but we made a very good game. And then next is Leicester, and that’s the only team we have influence on as well.”
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However, Van Dijk, whose current contract at Anfield is due to end in the summer, has not been surprised by a run that has seen them lose just once in all competitions this term.
“No [we’ve not surprised ourselves],” said Van Dijk.
“Yeah, obviously, I think we have only had one addition made to the squad in terms of Federico [Chiesa], and this group of players have been playing together for quite a long time.
“The experience is there, the quality is there, I’ve seen it each and every day.
“It’s obviously a surprise where it’s such a big change happening with Jurgen [Klopp] being replaced by the new manager, and there will always be question marks, but I still had so much trust in my team that we could definitely be competing at the moment, in the top of the Premier League at least. So we have to stay consistent.”
On his contract situation at Liverpool, Van Dijk added: “There is no deadline at all.
“I’ll see what the future holds. I focus fully on Leicester.”
