Van Dijk not interested in title talk yet

After Liverpool's 5-0 win at West Ham on Sunday, Reds captain Virgil van Dijk fielded several questions about a potential Premier League title victory - but he was quick to maintain that the team are not looking beyond their next fixture.

Arne Slot's side opened up an eight-point gap at the top of the table with their win at London Stadium, although that could be closed by both Chelsea and Arsenal by the time Liverpool host Manchester United on 5 January.

"We're on 29 December - let's speak about this in April or May," Van Dijk said. "For us it's now about time with our families - it's precious and important time that we need - and then we focus on United.

"I'm not going to speak about any title, because there's no point. I've been in these title races in the past, we've lost twice by small margins and won it once [in 2019-20] quite comfortably and it was an amazing feeling.

"But we all know that you have to work your socks off each day in order to win games.

"Now we have some time off and then we focus on United. That's the only thing we should think about and not anything else."

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