(Reuters) - A mistake-ridden Liverpool looked all at sea in a 4-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur last October but just 11 months later they have confirmed that this year's Premier League title challenge is built on altogether more solid foundations. "For all the plaudits for the club’s improved defence, the moment of truth beckons,” former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher, had warned in his Daily Telegraph column in the run-up to the game. In Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool have the multi-faceted defensive linchpin they have been craving. “Van Dijk makes this defence so much better,” former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp told Sky Sports after the match. “He was worth the wait.”Alongside van Dijk, Joe Gomez has stepped up and surprised many with how comfortable he has looked at the heart of the Liverpool defence.

Source: The Star September 15, 2018 18:00 UTC