Real Madrid and their PR machine were at it again before Liverpool humbled them at Anfield on Tuesday night, and not only did their attempt to derail Van Dijk backfire, but it's also been exposed by Fabrizio Romano

A lot of tripe was written about Liverpool during their losing streak, and perhaps the most ridiculous take of all has been badly exposed by Virgil van Dijk

A prominent journalist has urged Liverpool to make perhaps the stupidest selection decision of all time and Arne Slot will do well to dismiss such nonsense

Van Dijk led a players-only meeting on Monday and Liverpool's 5-1 thumping of Frankfurt two days later suggests the message hit home, while a pundit's bizarre claim has already been exposed

Virgil van Dijk was among four big names who did not turn up for Liverpool as Man Utd handed Arne Slot's side their fourth straight defeat

As far as icons in Dutch football go, Marco van Basten is up there with the best of them, but his latest claim about Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk is bizarre to say the least

The Gunners star kept another clean sheet for his country this weekend, leaving Liverpool central defender Virgil van Dijk to sing his praises

Van Dijk has snapped back at a journalist who has suggested a very clear reason for Liverpool's struggles, while a popular pundit has named the 'workhorse' Slot may now regret selling this summer

A former Reds star has exclusively revealed how Liverpool can adjust to life after Salah and Van Dijk and with a planned replacement for Konate also having been named

Liverpool fans have been left up in arms by what happened to Van Dijk at the 69th Ballon d'Or awards ceremony in Paris on Monday evening, also hitting out at the elevated status of a former Man Utd star

With late winners in each of their last four games, Liverpool have been branded 'lucky' by some; that narrative though has been emphatically blown away by a wowed Sky Sports man

Alexander Isak is the latest player to arrive at Liverpool and TEAMtalk have provided a breakdown of his and each of his teammates' contracts

Liverpool have broken their transfer record to sign Isak, but where does he rank in their top 10 highest earners?

Liverpool will be looking to defend their Premier League crown this season and have broken their club transfer record twice over the summer

Romano has explained why Man Utd have taken a gigantic gamble in the transfer market, and if what happened at bitter rivals Liverpool is anything to go by, United have made the right call

The Reds have a cast-iron plan in place to succeed Van Dijk with a future deal already said to done - and that seems even more important amid reports claiming Marc Guehi is heading elsewhere

After some eye-catching work in the transfer market and with more business in the pipeline, what will Liverpool's defence look like this season?

Liverpool once set a world record for the amount spent on a defender, but have had mixed success with some of their other costly rearguard recruits

Alexander-Arnold has been told two team-mates are "now more Scousers" than he is

Van Dijk has sent Alexander-Arnold a loaded message over his Anfield boos, while the Liverpool captain has set FSG a transfer challenge ahead of a huge summer window

"If you're listening, just mess his hair up a bit. He's too cool, but we're happy that he's stayed in the Premier League."

Chelsea, Barcelona and another European titan tried to convince a Liverpool hero to leave Anfield before he signed a new contract, as per reports

Liverpool's style could apparently leave Van Dijk susceptible to unwanted issues such as the ones Joe Gomez is facing

Chelsea could potentially have landed two Liverpool icons in quick succession with a series of reports detailing their chances

The finer details behind Virgil van Dijk's new Liverpool contract have emerged, along with what the defender wants when his deal expires in 2027