There are no nerves for Virgil van Dijk as he prepares for a second successive Champions League final appearance with Liverpool.
‘The big one,’ he calls it. The chance for redemption after defeat by Real Madrid in Kiev 12 months ago, and an immediate opportunity to shake off the frustration of falling one point short in the Premier League title race.
But the unflappable Dutchman does not feel the pressure of the opportunity.
“It’s more excitement than nerves these days,” Van Dijk told The Guardian. “Even before the Champions League final last year I was not nervous at all.