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Virgil van Dijk is adamant there is 'NO point' Liverpool fixating on chasing Manchester City despite closing the gap to Premier League leaders to nine points with win over Crystal Palace

Virgil van Dijk insists Liverpool are paying no attention to Manchester City despite closing the gap on their Premier League title rivals.

A hard-fought 3-1 win at Crystal Palace on Sunday lifted the Reds to within nine points of Pep Guardiola's side, who were held to a 1-1 draw away to Southampton on Saturday.

City have played a game more than Liverpool and the Merseyside outfit are set to visit the Etihad Stadium in April, leaving plenty to play for.

Virgil van Dijk opened the scoring in Liverpool's 3-1 away win over Crystal Palace on Sunday

'You can't deny it's in your mind, but as we have said many times we take it game by game,' Van Dijk said when quizzed on the title.