The Reds sit top of the Premier League, top of the Champions League, are through to the League Cup quarter-finals and have lost just once across all competitions - but with matches against Real Madrid, Manchester City and Everton fast approaching, the Dutch head coach won’t be taking anything for granted.

Liverpool legend Alan Kennedy has weighed in on the contract situations of captain Virgil van Dijk, vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold, and leading goalscorer Mohamed Salah ahead of the January transfer window.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk is out of contract at the end of the season but the Reds have been told who would be the best fit to replace the Dutch centre-back