Virgil van Dijk has conceded he is not taking Liverpool's charge for a historic quadruple for granted after he missed the overwhelming majority of last season with injury.
The Dutchman was on the wrong end of a horror tackle from Everton's Jordan Pickford in October of 2020 and sat out the rest of last season recovering from the serious knock. His first return to competitive football came on the opening day of this season after Van Dijk was ruled out of Euro 2020 with the Netherlands.
Despite currently sitting second in the Premier League, the momentum appears to be with Liverpool rather than their title rivals Manchester City as the season approaches its final furlong. The Reds have already secured the Carabao Cup and are one game away from FA Cup glory having dumped Pep Guardiola's side out following a thrilling 3-2 win at Wembley.
Liverpool have also reached the semi-final of the Champions League after making light work of Portuguese side Benfica in the last eight. Van Dijk was rested for the second-leg at Anfield.
The £75million man was forced to undergo surgery to recover from the Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury and has since discussed how his perspective has been altered as a result.
"I was not a great player back in the days. I was quite a late bloomer, that’s why I enjoy my career even more. Every day I take it as it is. Enjoy it. For me, coming back from the injury as well, having seen everything from the side-line last year, to be in all competitions still is something I won’t take for granted," Van Dijk explained.
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"I’ve played almost over 50 games this season so that is something I won’t take for granted. I just want to keep it going, stay fit, win games and see what it brings and get ready for the World Cup as well.
"Normally in the first six months of the season you play every three days but you don’t play the biggest opponents every three days but it is something you should enjoy, something we should all enjoy." Van Dijk went on to shift the focus to Tuesday night's clash with fierce rivals Manchester United.
The Netherlands international called on the Anfield faithful to issue their full support on a night that could see Liverpool leapfrog City into top spot. "The game on Tuesday (against Manchester United) is going to be intense against our rivals, we need the fans as well to be here with us, just enjoy it and we will give it everything. That’s what we can promise until the end of the season and whatever happens we will see."
