Van Dijk is approaching the last six months of his contract at the club along with Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold

Mohamed Salah ’s incredible 2024-25 campaign so far put him right in contention, despite injuries and poor form limiting his impact in the first half of the year. But he is just pipped by Liverpool’s captain Virgil van Dijk.

Arguably the Premier League's pre-eminent centre-back, Van Dijk has chalked up 177 wins in the competition, which puts him 16th on the all-time list for defenders. Only Jonny Evans (188), Ashley Young (212) and Kyle Walker (258) of current defenders can boast more.