VVD: LET'S SLOT GET CARRIED Exp Capt AWAY

Dutch giant says October is not the time to talk title winners but hails 'amazing' start by team under his compatriot Arne

- MIKE WALTERS

VIRGIL VAN DIJK knows better than most that a title race is about where you finish, not how you start.

Seven months ago, Liverpool were top of the Premier League and in contention to send Jurgen Klopp on his magic carpet out of Anfield with four trophies to go with his carriage clock - but they had to settle for one.

And as skipper Van Dijk surveyed the first 13 games of Arne Slot's reign, he warned it would be January before they could be cast as serious contenders.