Virgil van Dijk believes he’s already seen signs of Liverpool returning to their stunning best from the 2-1 win over Ajax.
The Merseysiders got off to a strong start at Anfield taking first blood against the visitors via a superb team move culminating with Diogo Jota setting up Mo Salah for the opener.
“We showed glimpses [against Ajax] of what we normally are. We are good if we perform as a team,” the former Southampton man told BBC Sport.
Alfred Schreuder’s men came close to snatching a point from their visit to L4 but were thwarted by a late effort from Joel Matip in the 89th minute.
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A 9-0 win over Bournemouth followed by another superb three points gained against Newcastle courtesy of Fabio Carvalho’s heroics gave fans the impression a corner had been turned.
A draw in the Merseyside derby and a 4-1 humbling suffered in Naples quickly evaporated such thoughts, though a big improvement against the Dutch champions hopefully signals a genuine new dawn for the FA Cup holders ahead of the international break.
There’ll at least be a good chunk of time with the Chelsea clash postponed to work on the base we’ve built yesterday.