Virgil van Dijk sets out clear demands for in-form Ryan Gravenberch after Jurgen Klopp claim

Ryan Gravenberch has enjoyed a standout 2nd play astatine Liverpool having antecedently struggled nether Jurgen Klopp pursuing a big-money determination from German giants Bayern Munich

Virgil van Dijk has told Ryan Gravenberch to “stay grounded” contempt his eye-catching Liverpool performances.

The Dutch midfielder has emerged arsenic a cardinal subordinate for the Reds this term. He has played each infinitesimal successful some the Premier League and Champions League nether caller brag Arne Slot.

And portion Liverpool skipper Van Dijk has hailed his compatriot for his displays, helium has told Gravenberch to not get excessively acold up of himself. Speaking aft the weekend’s triumph against Wolves, the defender said: "(My connection is) enactment fit, support going, enactment grounded, and don't perceive to the praise that much.

“Just enactment calm and play well. He is playing with a batch of assurance with and without the ball. He has not had a batch of injuries and helium is increasing into it.

“He is precise important and (Alexis) Mac Allister and (Dominik) Szoboszlai arsenic well. It is simply a bully triangle and they are inactive increasing and learning.”

Gravenberch’s translation is singular fixed the tricky clip helium had past term. The 22-year-old made conscionable 12 league starts past word aft a £34m determination from Bayern Munich.

Asked astir his improved form, helium suggests that helium is much astatine location successful the squad nether caller brag Slot arsenic opposed to erstwhile manager Jurgen Klopp. He said: "This play I wanted to amusement myself again and I americium truly happy. He [Slot] enactment maine successful the starting 11 and gave maine a batch of confidence. I deliberation a squad similar Liverpool ever has to beryllium successful the apical four.”

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Meanwhile, Slot has besides shared his verdict connected Gravenberch’s awesome form. He added: “He’s conscionable precise comfy connected the ball, and with (Alexis) Mac Allister arsenic well, that helps the squad if you privation to person a possession-based benignant of play.

“You privation to person the ball; you privation to support it arsenic agelong arsenic you can. It ever helps if you person 2 players that are truthful comfy connected the shot successful the holding midfielder position, and the 2 of them tin tally arsenic well.

“To beryllium wholly honest, that [Gravenberch's antiaircraft ability] amazed maine adjacent a spot due to the fact that I cognize him from the Dutch league, but I deliberation astatine Bayern Munich and Jurgen did a existent bully occupation to marque him besides amended without the ball, and that’s what we are taking the benefits of close now."

Gravenberch, Van Dijk and Slot volition beryllium hoping that Liverpool tin widen their fantabulous signifier crossed what is acceptable to beryllium a hectic week. The Reds instrumentality connected Bologna successful the Champions League connected Wednesday up of the weekend’s showdown with Crystal Palace.

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