Liverpool return to domestic duty at Stamford Bridge at the weekend after their Champions League defence got under way with a loss at Stadio San Paolo.
Goals in the final 10 minutes by Dries Mertens, from the penalty spot, and Fernando Llorente settled a tight, evenly-matched Group E opener in Italy - but Van Dijk’s immediate sights are now set on making it six wins from six Premier League games this season in the capital at the weekend.
“Everyone knows how tough it is to come here and beat them first of all, but also to play well against them and I think we, especially in the beginning at times, put them under a lot of pressure trying to win the ball high up the pitch and try to break on them,” the No.