Liverpool are one win away from being crowned the Premier League champion and Virgil van Dijk believes this will come to pass in their next match against Tottenham Hotspur.
The Reds moved to within three points of top-flight glory by eking out a 1-0 victory away to Leicester City on Sunday afternoon. However, Liverpool could have been hailed as champions had Arsenal failed to beat Ipswich Town earlier in the day.
Arsenal defeated Ipswich Town 4-0 and will have to win against Crystal Palace on Wednesday night to stop Liverpool from being confirmed as the League champion.
In the event that Arsenal do suffer defeat at home to Crystal Palace in midweek, Liverpool will be mathematically uncatchable. A draw would ensure that the Gunners can match the Reds’ tally of 79 points, thereby delaying the celebrations if only by the finest of margins.
However, Van Dijk is preparing for every eventuality. “I expect Arsenal to win at home but, yeah, if it doesn’t happen then I think it would be nice to be together,” the Liverpool skipper revealed after Sunday’s triumph at the King Power Stadium.
“So however that may look, we will discuss in the next couple of days. But if Arsenal just win that game, as they probably expect they will do against a very good Crystal Palace, then we have to do our job at the weekend.”
Liverpool host out of form Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon knowing a victory would be enough to be confirmed as the new Premier League champion.
