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September 14, 2024
Virgil van Dijk has assured Liverpool fans to “trust me” following a perfect start under Arne Slot. As the club looks ahead, excitement builds around a young player deemed “really special” by Fabrizio Romano, further fueling optimism for the season. With high hopes and strong performances, Liverpool is eager to maintain momentum as they navigate upcoming challenges.
Despite their perfect start in the Premier League, Virgil van Dijk has assured that Liverpool will keep improving this season.
The Reds return to the pitch today to take on Nottingham Forest at Anfield. Tasked with following in Jurgen Klopp’s footsteps, Arne Slot has made a fantastic start at Merseyside, winning all three matches so far without letting in a single goal.
Despite his strong start, Slot isn’t taking it easy and emphasizes that there’s still room for improvement. After the 3-0 victory against Manchester United—their final match before the international break—the Liverpool manager has already conveyed his message to the team.
This mindset also resonates with his players, with Van Dijk indicating that the Reds have yet to reach their full potential this season.
“To have taken nine points from three games, with seven goals scored and none conceded, and having played two of those three games away from home — including one at Old Trafford — means we are doing a lot of things right,” he writes in the official matchday program.
“It gives us something to really build on going forward, but we also know that we are by no means the finished article yet. We can improve in every single aspect of the game, and that is a message that the head coach, his staff and us senior players will be reinforcing throughout the campaign, trust me.
“However good things look and feel, we must always be striving for more. I can assure you all that we will be doing exactly that.”
Liverpool faces a hectic few weeks after the international break, with matches arriving quickly as the Champions League kicks off in just a few days. This demanding schedule will challenge Slot and his squad as they re-enter Europe’s top competition while striving to keep up with Manchester City in the league.
“With the first international break out of the way, our attention now turns to a packed upcoming schedule,” Van Dijk added. “We play seven times across the next three weeks in three different competitions, so we know we will need each and every member of the squad to be ready for the big challenges to come.
“First up are Forest, a team with a lot of talent, particularly in attacking areas, and one we will certainly not be taking lightly. They have given us some difficult games over the past couple of years, so we know that we will need to be at our best if we are to continue our promising start to the season.”
A rivalry that started during the Jurgen Klopp era has been reignited, and the match on December 1 is already circled in red on the calendar.
By then, a clearer picture of the Premier League should have formed, revealing which clubs have the endurance this season, even though the campaign will still be less than halfway complete.
The 2024/25 season presents an opportunity for every player to shine. Liverpool holds young talent in high regard.
“Rio Ngumoha is the sensational new talent at Liverpool,” Fabrizio Romano mentioned this in his exclusive Daily Briefing for CaughtOffside.
“They signed him on a free transfer from Chelsea and the youngster is considered to be superb, the club are in love with him.
“They obviously had been scouting him for a long time, and they believe that Rio is not just a player who will be part of the academy and ‘okay, we’ll see how he does in the future.’ Liverpool think that the potential is really insane for this boy.
“So obviously they had to pay an important compensation fee, but at the same time, Liverpool believed that they got one of the best deals around. They were really impressed with his first training sessions at the club in the recent days, very happy with his attitude and happy with his quality.
“This boy is going to be really, really special.”
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