Virgil van Dijk has been previewing the weekend's game vs Accrington Stanley following the dropped points against Man Utd and the semi-final defeat at Tottenham.

Reports from Van Dijk's native Netherlands suggest Liverpool are willing to 'break to bank' and tie the defender down to a new deal. It's claimed by De Telegraaf that a deal is believed to be imminent for Van Dijk, who joined Liverpool in January 2018.

Liverpool are expected to “break open the bank’s safe” to tie Virgil van Dijk down to a new contract, one journalist in his native Netherlands believes. While it has been interpreted elsewhere as a major update on Van Dijk’s future, suggestions Liverpool are close to agreeing a new deal with their captain appear wide of the mark.

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has questioned the referee's decision to not hand Tottenham Hotspur's Lucas Bergvall a second yellow card before the 18-year-old scored the winning goal in the Carabao Cup semifinal between the side.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk hopes his team-mates will not be distracted by social media hype around their quest for trophies and will remind the dressing room to block out external noise

Lucas Bergvall scored a controversial winner after avoiding a sending-off in Tottenhams 1-0 Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Liverpool; Virgil van Djik bemoans the referees mistake; Ange Poste

Reds aggrieved Lucas Bergvall was on the pitch to score late winner after avoiding second yellow card just moments before

Virgil van Dijk confronted referee Stuart Attwell following Liverpool's defeat to Tottenham in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final after match-winner Lucas Bergvall avoided a sending off

Virgil van Dijk, Arne Slot, Ange Postecoglou React To Liverpool's 1-0 Loss Against Tottenham - Golazo Matchday

Liverpool Carabao Cup Semi-final 1st Leg Player RatingsThe Carabao Cup semi-finals started with a north London bang last night, as Arsenal lost 0-2 at home to Newcastle in the first