Virgil van Dijk rarely allows his focus to move away from his tunnel-visioned, one-game-at-a-time winning mentality. But on Saturday night, he allowed himself a glass of red wine with his wife Rike.
He was celebrating. Not necessarily the 4-1 win over Ipswich, or the fact Liverpool are six points clear with a game in hand in pursuit of glory. The skipper was toasting to 300 games at Liverpool.
'I am very proud, very proud indeed,' said Van Dijk, whose family were at Anfield for his special day. And after marking his triple-century, a couple of big questions pop into the head.