NewsVan Dijk on Man Utd clash: 'Everyone can play a massive part and needs to be at their best'

The fierce rivals meet at Anfield for a 4.30pm GMT kick-off in the Premier League, with the Reds looking to build on their encouraging form that has produced four successive clean sheets and 10 points from a possible 12.

To maintain the push towards a top-four finish, Van Dijk explained how a flawless performance both on the pitch and in the stands will be required in order for the hosts to overcome Erik ten Hag's outfit.

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The No.4 said: "Yes [it's a massive game], so let's make sure everyone is at their best, including us but also the fans as they play a massive part too.

"But we should be confident, we should be aggressive and I'm looking forward to it because you want to be out there performing and showing what you can do. Let's give it a go.

"It is a bit of a game on its own. It's probably getting all the hype that comes with it and we are the ones who obviously are not in good form and they are absolutely in form.

"But we know what we are capable of and we have to be at our best – players, the fans and the whole build-up towards it. Everyone has to feel responsible for getting a good result. It is not easy, it's not easy for fans as well, and sometimes you can get a little bit nervous but we need everyone to be behind us no matter what.

"We could have beat them there but obviously we lost and that's the reality. We will give it everything and hopefully it will be a good game on our side and we keep marching on towards that Champions League spot."