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Liverpool FC: Virgil van Dijk not concerned about expectations that come with £75m price tag

Liverpool's club-record signing Virgil van Dijk expects his every move to be scrutinised but insists it does not concern him.

The Holland international became the world's most expensive defender a month ago after his £75m move from Southampton but has been viewed as the answer to the Reds' problems at the back for much longer than that.

Because manager Jurgen Klopp was prepared to wait six months to get his number one transfer target there is a huge expectation on the Dutchman to provide an instant fix.

While he has already made a difference in the four matches he has played, Van Dijk is still far from his best having missed a large part of 2017 through injury - but accepts his price tag and reputation make him a target.