Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk is preparing to gather his teammates to see Arsenal face Crystal Palace on Wednesday. The Reds will technically become champions if their opponents suffer a stunning defeat, but their captain believes the title will not be official until the weekend at the latest.
Both teams triumphed over the weekend, with Arsenal defeating Ipswich at Portman Road and Liverpool needing a Trent Alexander-Arnold goal to beat Leicester. There’s a 13-point margin between the teams with five games to go, meaning defeat for Arsenal in midweek will make it impossible to catch the league leaders. Reported By Mirror.
It’s not something Van Dijk expects to happen, but the Dutchman is prepared in case it does. “Be honest. I expect Arsenal to win at home, but even if they don’t, I think it would be nice to be together,” he said.
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“So however that may look, we will discuss in the next couple of days. But if Arsenal just wins that game, as they surely hope to do against a very good Crystal Palace, we must do our job at the weekend.”
If Arsenal maintains the pressure on Wednesday, its rivals can still win the title on Sunday. Liverpool’s next league game is against Tottenham, who may be keeping an eye on their Europa League match against Bodo/Glimt four days later.
“We’re all looking forward to that game [against Spurs],” Slot remarked following Sunday’s triumph against Leicester.
“They’re a good squad; they’ve rehabilitated all of their injured players, and they’re still competing in Europe. But I’m looking forward to it because I expect our fans to be noisy on Sunday.
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