Virgil van Dijk makes his feelings clear on Liverpool transfers after tough run

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Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has praised the club's "brilliant" work in the transfer market, stating that it's now up to him and his fellow players to "create" another Premier League title-winning team. However, after an impeccable start in terms of results, Liverpool's unsettling performances have caught up with the team, losing its last three matches in all competitions before the October international break.

Yet, the Liverpool skipper maintains that the club's summer spending spree was more about "replacing" departing players rather than adding fresh faces to Slot's existing squad, and they'll need time to blend. "I think the club have done brilliantly in terms of the additions that we have made but they are not really additions because obviously we have lost so much quality that was so important over the last few years," Van Dijk told the Liverpool ECHO.

We didn't manage to do it after winning it last time (in 2020), Manchester City managed to do it but it is such a difficult thing." Van Dijk also emphasized that despite the squad changes, Liverpool must preserve their dressing room ethos. "The most important thing is the culture of the club, that never changes," Van Dijk went on to say.