LONDON: Liverpool’s successful pursuit of Virgil van Dijk will end the year on a high note for Jurgen Klopp’s club as they face Leicester in the Premier League on Saturday. Even before Van Dijk’s capture, Klopp’s side were well on course for a top-four finish and Champions League qualification thanks to their fearsome forward line. A 5-0 Boxing Day thrashing of a woeful Swansea side took Liverpool’s goal total to 12 in three games, and extended their unbeaten league run to 11 matches. Coutinho’s sublime finish for the opening goal against Swansea gave Barcelona yet another reason to try to buy him in January. Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp will possible have fewer defensive headache once Virgil van Dijk joins them on Jan 1, 2018 from Southampton.

Source: New Strait Times December 29, 2017 01:07 UTC