"At the moment, I am looking at our team and we are very calm. We are working our socks off each and every day, each and every game - and we need everyone fit, healthy and in form. That's the aim. " [We are] going into the games with the mentality that it's game by game, and that has always been the case.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has said he believes his team can use the disappointment of last season to help propel them to silverware this term.

Virgil van Dijk has been asked about how Liverpool is shaping up under Arne Slot. The defender also spoke about the various claims that the Reds are the best team in the world.

Mohamed Salah scored early and Harvey Elliott scored late, and that was all Liverpool needed to beat Lille at Anfield on Tuesday and move to 7-for-7 perfect in the newly formatted UEFA Champions League group stage.

Harvey Elliott's first Champions League goal in over two years secured a seventh successive Champions League victory but the guarantee of top spot was frustratingly denied them by a late Barcelona goal in Lisbon.

Liverpool is yet to make a signing during the January transfer window, as Arne Slot looks to win multiple trophies - including the Premier League title - this season

Liverpool still have work to do if they hope to complete deals before the end of the January transfer window as Arne Slot attempts to compete on all fronts in his first season

Liverpool have less than two weeks left to make any signings in the January transfer window, but there has still been plenty of news and rumours concerning the Reds' business