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If Virgil van Dijk ever needs a career outside of football, the Liverpool captain might find that he excels in event planning as much as he does skippering the Premier League champions.

It was Van Dijk who put the cherry on the cake that was last Sunday when Liverpool were being primed to celebrate their first league title success in front of fans for 35 years.

As club officials tried to drum up ways to make it as perfect as it had looked in the mind's eye of the collective fanbase these past three-and-a-half decades, it was their skipper who put forward the idea of asking the legendary Alan Hansen to present the medals on the day.

He always got it, he always understood what it is all about and he has shown with his actions and his wife, Rike."

The picture of Van Dijk and Hansen clasping a handle each of the Premier League trophy on Sunday, as the former turned his head ever so slightly to look at the great Scot with obvious admiration, was one of the enduring images of the weekend, particularly for those who worshipped the former defender during a career that spanned over 600 games and eight title-winning terms.

"This year Virgil took the reins, I guess as captain," the One Kiss hitmaker told LFCTV.

As club captain, he is acutely aware of the historical significance and the emotional ties that bind this club to its fanbase.

And now, as a two-time Premier League winner with a couple more years left to come as leader of this squad, Van Dijk is playing only to furnish what is already an exceptional legacy