Virgil van Dijk claims Liverpool’s five-point lead over Manchester City in the title race means nothing.
Liverpool have won their first seven matches to power to the top of the table and open up an advantage over champions City.
Yet Van Dijk insists that advantage does not mean anything because it is still so early in the campaign.
The Dutch defender also remembers how City overhauled Liverpool’s seven-point lead at the start of January to pip them to the title last season.
“No, it doesn’t mean anything,” he said. “It’s far too early.
“We’re almost in October and the busy period will come. There are still so many games left and the only thing we focus on is the game ahead of us.
“We don’t want to look at the others because there’s no point doing that.
“Everyone realises that as well because last season we saw how it turned quickly. We just want to focus on the game ahead of us.”
Van Dijk also claims Liverpool are taking little note of their winning streak after their narrow 1-0 victory at Sheffield United extended their club record run to 16 Premier League games.
“It’s the media who love statistics,” he said. “The reality is we have nothing at the moment. We want to continue to do well and there’s still plenty of room for improvement.
“We’ll take this, recover and then prepare for Salzburg on Wednesday and that will be a tough game as well.”
