Reaction'Wolves win is something to build on' - Virgil van Dijk

The centre-back opened the scoring with a 73rd-minute header at Anfield, with Mohamed Salah quickly adding a second to secure all three points for the hosts.

The Reds have now registered four consecutive clean sheets in the Premier League while picking up 10 points in that sequence as they pursue a top-four finish.

“An important win, so it’s time to recover and focus on the next one,” Van Dijk told Premier League Productions post-match.

“Of course [we had to be patient]. I think we see the games we played against them this season, they have been quite tough and today it wasn’t any different so we had to be patient and wait for the moment.

“We had a couple of chances before but in the end, a good performance, clean sheet again, so that’s something to build on.

“Winning is the most important thing at this stage, especially in the situation we are. We try to fight each and every game and that’s what we did today and [it was] obviously a good performance and a well-deserved three points.”

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Liverpool’s next assignment is a home meeting with Manchester United at the weekend.

Van Dijk continued: “I think we need a big atmosphere on Sunday. I think today obviously it was quite nervous and hopefully on Sunday we can get everyone in their best – including us, because we obviously have to do the hard work on the pitch against an in-form Man United.

“So, we will recover now and we will be ready for Sunday of course.”