Virgil van Dijk, a Dutch central who is under contract with Liverpool until June, could continue to be linked to the Anfield club.

Virgil van Dijk says praise from opponents shows Liverpool ‘on the right track’ - A seventh successive Champions League victory left Liverpool needing a point at most from their final game to guarantee top spot in the table.

A share of the spoils away to a Forest side occupying third place in the Premier League and who’d been on a run of seven wins in a row across all competitions is no disgrace, but it speaks to the mentality of Van Dijk and this Liverpool team that they weren’t content with taking a point from the City Ground.

Virgil van Dijk helped Liverpool to secure a spot in the last-16 of the Champions League as the Reds go forward in all four competitions in Arne Slot's debut season as boss

"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.

The Belgian made a string of fine stops in the second half to keep the Reds at bay and earn his side a point. Van Dijk added: "We should have won, could have won but the reality is we take a point at a difficult ground, a difficult evening, in terms of the toughness of the game.

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.