'It looks easier than it is' - Van Dijk on set-piece goals

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk, speaking about the goals scored from set-pieces by himself and fellow centre-back Ibrahima Konate at AC Milan on Tuesday:

"We try in every game to be important at set-pieces. In the last game against Forest, I had two chances. The thing is, it looks easier than what it is.

"Me and Ibou are both 6ft 4ins or whatever and we should score from every ball that comes into the box, but sometimes you get double-marked and the delivery is not always perfect and you have to fight for it.

"But we were there and you see how important it can be. Ibou's goal was big and my goal before the break was a big help and kept us going for the second half."

On Cody Gakpo's impressive display: "Last year he played very good games as well - I don't think you should forget that.

"The last couple of weeks, apart from going to the national team, I've seen what he can produce and we all know what he can produce, but when you play one game a week and players - in this case Luis Diaz - did very well then you have to be patient.

"We need everyone to be at their best and you saw he could make a difference with crosses and an assist as well. We need everyone and this was a good example of that."